by Chuck Jones | May 5, 2017 | Blog
On day one, Trump could have saved thousands of U.S. jobs. He didn't. The New York Times recently ran a front-page story about 700 United Technologies Corp. workers who are seeing their jobs shipped off to Mexico. Along with their UTC Carrier...
by Robert Borosage | May 5, 2017 | Blog
The Congressional Progressive Caucus released “The People’s Budget” this week, which it dubs a “roadmap for the resistance.” Maybe the mere mention of a federal budget plan makes your eyes glaze over, but the “People’s Budget” is a dramatic document. Representative...
by Richard Eskow | May 5, 2017 | Blog
Ten. That’s how many people will die every year so Republicans can give a tax break to each of the 400 richest people in America, under the new “health” bill just passed by the House of Representatives. All in all, hundreds of thousands could die over the next ten...
by Tim Wilkins | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
GOP Ignores Consequences of ACA Repeal Republicans manufacture a crisis that will devastate millions of families. Common Dreams: "...with no Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score on how many people would be affected, and with scant time for lawmakers to even read...
by LeeAnn Hall | May 5, 2017 | Health
Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal the health care of 24 million people. The only people celebrating are the politicians who have put party above constituents, and advanced a giant tax giveaway for corporations and the super-rich....