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Betsy DeVos Harms Higher Ed More Than K-12 in 2017
DeVos calls loudly for K-12 "school choice" and neglects younger students' civil rights, but she has proven far more effective at gutting regulations that protect the rights of college students and college student loan borrowers.
Progressive Breakfast
Government Shutdown Looms Spending crisis looms as Dems and GOP tussle on priorities. Bloomberg: "Republicans and Democrats in Congress are once again far apart on a government spending bill with just days to go before a partial shutdown. The next deadline is Jan. 19,...
The GOP’s 100-Year War Is Bigger Than Taxes or Trump
The deeper forces of history are on the move, and we ignore them at our peril. Trump and his fellow Republicans are radically rewiring our political and economic order. This is a long game, and it can’t be won by playing defensively.
The Free Market Made Us Do It!
A new global CEO pay comparison, the most rigorous and comprehensive yet, demolishes the standard-issue corporate rationale for America’s over-the-top executive compensation.
Progressive Breakfast
Congress Punts Big Fights To January Congress passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown. NYT: "Congress gave final approval on Thursday to legislation to keep the government funded into January, averting a government shutdown this weekend but kicking fights...
The Middle Class Is So Christmas Past
The GOP really is the Grinch that stole Christmas. Republicans filched and handed it to the wealthiest one percent. But unlike the Dr. Seuss story, this Grinch isn’t going to find a heart and stop robbing middle-class workers and the poor.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Poised To Sign Tax Plan We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America. Vox: "Over the course of 2017, both in Congress and in the executive branch, we have watched the task of government devolve into the full-scale looting of America. Politicians are making...
Republican Tax Plan Opens Back Door To School Vouchers
Betsy Devos' Republican friends in Congress have put new provisions in their tax plan that open a back door to federally-supported school vouchers, which will give millions of dollars from public treasuries to private and religious schools.
Progressive Breakfast
New Tax Rules May Take Immediate Effect Confusion and chaos ahead as new tax rules take immediate effect. Politico: "The most sweeping tax code overhaul in a generation will soon head to President Donald Trump’s desk — and Republicans are enjoying a victory dance. Now...
The Tax Bill Is a Lifeline for Democrats. Will They Sink or Swim?
When Democrats get confident, I get nervous. That’s true even when Republicans inflict disaster on the country – and potentially on themselves. The GOP's tax scam and growing inequality should prompt Dems to examine their own values first.
