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Individual Mandate Now Gone, G.O.P. Targets the One for Employers

January 18, 2018 Editor

From the New York Times: Having wiped out the requirement for people to have health insurance, Republicans in Congress are taking aim at a new target: the mandate in the…

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In Cutting taxes, the Economic Odds and Historical Experience Are Against Trump

December 22, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: When President Trump adds his distinctive signature to the tax bill, he will also be making a huge bet that the Republican strategy of deep…

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Al Franken will resign from Senate after more allegations of sexual improprieties

December 7, 2017 Editor

From today’s LA Times: Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign his Senate seat, falling to a whirlwind of sexual misconduct allegations like those that have enmeshed other politicians, business…

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Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to resign amid many accusations of sexual harassment

December 5, 2017 Editor

From today’s LA Times: Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, resigned Tuesday after his support among fellow Democrats collapsed amid accusations of…

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Is it responsible government spending? GOP tax plan gives billions back to billionaires, adds trillions to the deficit

December 4, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: A Republican requirement that Congress consider the full cost of major legislation threatened to derail the party’s $1.5 trillion tax rewrite last week. So lawmakers…

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Risky GOP tax cuts won’t trickle down, may lead to economic disaster in future

November 30, 2017 Editor

From today’s Politico News: Republicans are on the cusp of passing the biggest corporate tax cut in American history, betting it will ignite an economic boom that creates better jobs…

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Sexual harassment claims in Congress have been buried from public oversight

November 21, 2017 Editor

From today’s Buzzfeed by P. McLeod and L. Villa: Michigan Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat and the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in…

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House Republicans Are Trying to Pass the Most Dangerous Wall Street Deregulation Bill Ever

June 12, 2017 Editor

From Mother Jones, June 7, 2017 by Hannah Levintova: . From the earliest days of his campaign, Donald Trump has opposed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,…

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Behind Trump’s Climate Policy Change? Oil Lobbyists and GOP Lackeys

June 3, 2017 Editor

The data is self-evident. Conservative politicians in the GOP don’t believe the science of climate change because they take the most money from oil and energy lobbyists. Notice they hedged…

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What the Poverty Rate Tells Us About the Overall Economy

September 16, 2014 Editor

From yesterday’s NYT “The UpShot” Blog by Jared Bernstein: On Tuesday, the Census Bureau will tell us whether the share of population that’s officially in poverty went up, down or…

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