Author: David Cay Johnston

Stunning New Data on Trump-Era Policies Show the $1 Million-Plus Club Taking 82% of All Pay Increases 

‘Trump Made Me Do It’ Isn’t a Lawful Argument

The Big Seven Candy Makers Rely on Contraband Cocoa Beans Harvested by Enslaved Children

Making Sense of  Big Scary Numbers Budget Numbers

Getting Out Facts and Making Sure Voters Cast Ballots Beats Trumpism The overwhelming failure in the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom should send a powerful message to those Republicans who think their future lies with Donald Trump and Trumpism. It doesn’t. By any measure, the vote to retain Newsom was a landslide. Almost 64% of voters cast ballots against recalling Newsom. That’s better than the record margin by which Newsom won in 2018. He won that race with just under 62% of the vote. It also equals the share of California votes for Biden against Trump in 2020. Trumpers…

Actually, Employment and the Economy Are Humming Along Nicely

Want to Know What We Could Have Done with All of the Money We Wasted Fighting in the Middle East? Look at China.

Texas Special Election Signals Americans Prefer Democracy over Trumpism

He Promised ‘The Best People,’ But Admits He Picked ‘Losers’

First Indication that Weisselberg Indictment Affects Trump Organization Operations