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The GOP's Tax Plan Will Deepen the Housing Crisis
During one of the worst housing crises in our history, The GOP's tax reforms will reduce new affordable housing by as many as a million units. Other changes will undermine access to safe and affordable housing for millions more.
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How GOP Tax Cuts Would Reshape U.S. Economy GOP tax cuts would reshape the US economy. New York Magazine: ""Tax policy is about a lot more than generating revenue. Every tax code rewards certain kinds of economic activity and disincentives others. In the United...
Republicans in Congress Think You’re an Idiot
As soon as they finish raiding the Treasury for big corporations and the wealthy, Republicans will push for more cuts in everything from education to Head Start. That isn’t just corrupt. It is criminal.
The GOP Tax Plan: Make America Grieve Again
Rather than Make America Great Again, Congressional Republicans plan to Make America Grieve Again if their tax plan passes, as even more family-supporting factory jobs get shipped offshore to take advantage of the new tax rate of zero.
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GOP Tax Plan Universally Disliked, But Still May Pass Everybody hates the Trump tax plan. NYT: "G.O.P. tax 'reform,' especially the Senate version, which would raise taxes on most individuals, especially in the middle and working classes, and add around 13 million...
Election Results Show When Democrats Win, 'Education Reform' Often Loses
Election results in Denver, Virginia and elsewhere were good news for Democrats but not for Democratic "education reformers" who've supported the Republican agenda of school privatization, standardized testing and tough-on-teacher measures.
Trump's HHS Pick Alex Azar Is the Worst Pharma Bro of All
Nominating Alexander Azar for Health and Human Services Secretary is like pinning a sheriff's badge on Billy the Kid. When it comes to public harm, the mild-mannered Azar puts blowhard "pharma bros" like Martin Shkreli to shame.
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House Posed To Pass Tax Cuts House poised to pass tax bill in major step toward overhaul. NYT: "The House is poised on Thursday to pass a sweeping rewrite of the tax code along party lines, advancing a critical effort by Republicans to enact legislation that cuts...
The GOP Tax Plan Is a Declaration of War on Learning
What Republicans propose in their tax plans isn't just a raid on budget items for the sake of fiscal efficiency; their plans are part of a strategic offensive against the very idea that all children and youth have a right to learn.
Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern
Sweeping victories in last Tuesday’s elections provided a bracing tonic for Democrats. Party pros decry internal divisions, but the fact that grassroots activists are putting energy into electoral politics may be the best hope for renewal.
