The only convictions of the investigation were low-level crimes which had nothing to do with Trump. New York: After 675 days, 25 million dollars, 2,800 subpoenas, over 500 witnesses, and more than 500 search warrants, all of which took up the time of 20 prosecutors and nearly 50 FBI agents, Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted the […]

The importance of engagement and negotiation seem all but forgotten in the rush to condemn Trump over his attempts to repair the United States’ relationship with Russia. Instead of praising Trump for his efforts to strengthen the relationship, the traditional media attacks everything President Trump does in an attempt to deflect attention away from the […]

The United States Congress is a rigged swamp In a place where pay-to-play with impunity has become the norm, US Senators protect their own. In fact, the last time a US Senator was expelled was 1862. US Senator Jesse D. Bright, a Democrat from Indiana was expelled. The charge: supporting the Confederate rebellion. So why wouldn’t […]

Tim Kaine may no longer be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, but he can’t seem to help repeating his former boss’s lies. On Monday the Virginia senator asserted in an interview with the Washington Post that Las Vegas shoot Stephen Paddock only stopped shooting because he lacked a “silencer”. “He only was stopped finally because he […]

How low can a political system sink? Pretty low it would seem. A recent Rasmussen poll suggests that around two-thirds of us would happily fire every single member of Congress, a spectacular lack of confidence in our lawmakers. These are unprecedented levels of disdain and the sad thing is that they’re largely justified. The conventional analysis of […]

Yeah, we know. Food’s expensive. Gas is expensive. You can’t even remember when you last had a wage rise. The job market is dire. But Planet Ponzi is all about taking positive action to help yourself, no matter what conditions are like. So here’s our formula for success – one pioneered by Nancy Pelosi, though […]