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Donald Trump signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Iran on June 17 at France’s Palace of Versailles. (Photo: White House)
More TACO Trump
In the end, Epic Fury is feeling more like Epic Furry. It barked like a dog, but...
Marked Down: Ridding D.C. of Trump's Schlock
The Trump banner at the Department of Labor. (Photo: Elliott Negin)
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of Money Trail’s occasional column, “Marked Down,” which provides updates on past articles and reports on relatively recent s...
On the Money: Trump’s Huge Military Budget Dwarfs the Pending Social Security Shortfall
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Social Security benefits need to be “adjusted and fixed” but is mum on Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion military budget. (Photo: Gage Skidmore)
The release of the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report pr...
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Donald Trump can’t seem to shake his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, no matter how much he tries to distract public attention. (Photo: DOJ)
Epstein’s back!
Just when you thought he had retreated to a dark corner of the Hall of Villains, voi...
Q&A: Ted Howard on the True Meaning of the American Revolution
Ted Howard applauds the No Kings movement but says it should be tied much more closely to the American Revolution and not just be a reaction against Trump. (Photo: Geyongnam Social Innovation Forum)
As the United States approaches the 250t...
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A former editor at NPR, American Journalism Review, Nuclear Times and Public CItizen magazine and contributor to HuffPost, Negin is the executive editor and cofounder of Money Trail on Substack.
2021 Scripps Howard winner for Excellence in Opinion writing and 2021 winner in both Social Justice & Sports commentary from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. 2021 winner in Teen Nonfiction in the Ben Franklin Awards.
former journalist in DC
Senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, dog lover, and new resident of Astoria, Oregon.
Money Trail’s senior editor, was a Center for Investigative Reporting staff member, an ABC News field producer, a Seattle Weekly news editor, and a Pacific Northwest public radio reporter. The author of two books on the environment.
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