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The Fake Largesse of CEO's One-Off Bonuses to Workers
Sure, some CEOs are giving out one-time bonuses to workers and saying it’s because of the Republican tax cut. What they aren’t doing is putting that $4,000 to $9,000 a year in workers’ paychecks that the administration falsely promised.
Trump’s Gift for the Unemployed: Kicking Them Off Health Care
On January 11, the Trump administration issued this cruel announcement: If you can’t find a job, don’t count on being able to get health care. The administration will let states kick people off Medicaid for the crime of being unemployed.
Progressive Breakfast
Spending Showdown Moves To Senate House approves short-term spending, Senate Dems may block it. WaPo: "The House passed a short-term extension of government funding late Thursday after Republican leaders, with help from President Trump, cobbled together enough GOP...
Trump Fills The Swamp To Exploit College Students
President Trump ran on promises to "drain the swamp" of special interests and corporate lobbyists in Washington, DC, but higher education policy in his administration is a quagmire of Okefenokee proportions.
Progressive Breakfast
Majority Of Americans View Trump As A Failure Majority of Americans see Trump's first year as a failure. NPR: "As President Trump approaches the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, a majority of Americans think his first year in office has been a failure — and...
A New American Dream for Jorge Garcia and All Of Us
Our immigration system is broken. Until we have a new system, I have to speak up for all those who live in the shadows through no fault of their own. I will stand up and fight, because I believe in justice for all, and the American Dream.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Wants Short-Term Spending Deal, No DACA Fix Republican leaders offer one-month spending bill. WaPo: "House Republican leaders presented their rank and file with a one-month spending bill Tuesday aimed at keeping the government open ahead of a Friday night...
Enormously Lucky Man? Or Ultra-Deserving Deep Pocket?
What separates the awesomely affluent from the rest of us? Privilege, opportunity, luck, or all three? And what do they owe the rest of society? The incredibly lucrative career of retiring Google exec Eric Schmidt offers us some clues.
Progressive Breakfast
Government Shutdown Four Days Away Clock ticking toward shutdown. CNN: "With just four days until a spending deadline, the government could be heading for a shutdown on the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's presidency. It's long been thought that the key to...
Our President, the White Supremacist
When the President candidly speaks the vitriolic thoughts that are in his head, the implications are moral, constitutional, and intensely practical. He is not just a defender or apologist for bigots and hatemongers, he is one of them.
