Trump’s Motives Can Be Opaque. I Asked a Feminist Economist to Bare Them.

Photo: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday, May 5, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by C.J. Polychroniou. Truthout – August 2, 2025.

In the months since his return to the presidency, Donald Trump has implemented an aggressive and utterly reactionary social and economic agenda that seeks to turn back the clock of the nation’s progress on civil and human rights while further entrenching the power of plutocracy. Understanding what drives Trump’s actions is not an easy task. His approach to power stems from his […]

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