Anthony Fisher

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Anthony Fisher

You are not safe in Trump’s America. That’s the biggest difference between the first Trump administration and his second. This time around, President Donald Trump and his chief advisers are conducting themselves as though they have the right to do anything to anyone in the name of national security, with no factual justification necessary. There’s no reason to believe ‘it can’t happen here’ as it’s already happening.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Anthony Fisher

3 hours agoPresident Trump says his administration is actively exploring a proposal to detain U.S. citizens and send them to prisons in El Salvador. Speaking Monday, minutes before a press briefing alongside El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, Trump could be heard embracing the concept. "The homegrowns are …

2 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Anthony Fisher

President Donald Trump’s victory lap after the stock market mostly rebounded Wednesday shows he’s an economic arsonist who likes to cosplay as a firefighter. After Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs on scores of countries last week, global markets tanked to levels previously seen at the onset of major economic recessions. Americans (most of whom don’t have pensions) saw their retirement accounts ravaged. And companies laid off thousands of manufacturing workers.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Anthony Fisher

OpinionAnthony L. FisherThu, April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC4 min readPresident Donald Trump’s victory lap after the stock market mostly rebounded Wednesday shows he’s an economic arsonist who likes to cosplay as a firefighter. After Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs on scores of countries last week, global markets tanked to levels previously seen at the onset of major economic recessions. Americans (most of whom don’t have pensions) saw their retirement accounts ravaged.

2 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Anthony Fisher

President Donald Trump is running headlong into his radical reimagining of America — one in which freedom of speech, basic civil liberties and equal protection under the law are privileges to be bestowed by the state, rather than inalienable rights for everyone. At the same time, he’s also made the country less safe and the government less accountable to the people.