Andrea Mazzarino

3 weeks ago | juancole.com | Andrea Mazzarino |Juan Cole

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The second administration of President Donald J. Trump has already started working its special magic across the Washington, D.C. capital region. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have fired tens of thousands of federal workers, with more to come. Those who have lost their jobs include people who find housing and other support for veterans struggling with mental illness.

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Phil Pasquini |Alan MacLeod |Lee Morgenbesser |Andrea Mazzarino

Federal employees along with ordinary citizens rallied and protested at the now-infamous Tesla showroom here on February 19 to express their solidarity to stop Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team from gutting federal services through mass layoffs.

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Andrea Mazzarino |T Navin |Phil Pasquini |Todd Miller

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for immigrants, particularly the non-white variety from south of our border. His statements that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of our country,” coupled with Fox News reports on Hispanic-appearing migrants who commit crimes, leave little doubt about what he and his allies think of (non-white) immigrants and their contributions to this country.

2 months ago | juancole.com | Andrea Mazzarino |Juan Cole

( Tomdispatch.com ) – President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for immigrants, particularly the non-white variety from south of our border. His statements that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of our country,” coupled with Fox News reports on Hispanic-appearing migrants who commit crimes, leave little doubt about what he and his allies think of (non-white) immigrants and their contributions to this country.

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Sally Dugman |Kevin Reed |Eric London |Andrea Mazzarino

The last Friday in August in central Massachusetts was very hot — almost one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (37.778 Celsius). That afternoon, I went out on my front porch to get my mail, and suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous after which I, without any time lapse, immediately fell down in a kind of faint. Then I realized not too much later that I couldn’t walk anymore.