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Senate Insists On Obamacare Repeal In Tax Plan Senate plans to end Obamacare mandate in revised tax proposal. NYT: "Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance into the sprawling...
Phil Murphy's Victory and the Goldmanization of Government
Phil Murphy, New Jersey's governor-elect, is the latest alum of Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs to join government. Unlike his GOP peers, he promises to help workers and families. Will this help his troubled state? Only time will tell.
Sessions Questioned On Russia Ties Sessions questioned at House Judiciary hearing. WaPo: "Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where he is likely to again draw sharp questions about his and other former...
7 Ways Democrats Misread the Election Results
If you're a Democrat, there's a name for that unfamiliar emotion you were feeling last Tuesday night. It's called happiness. But there is a serious risk that the party will draw the wrong lessons from last week's results.
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GOP Strives To Push Through Tax Cuts Congressional GOP moves closer to tax-cut plan. WaPo: "Congressional Republicans face critical decisions this week as they move within striking distance on a major legislative package to cut taxes, an achievement party leaders say...
Why We Need to Confront the Billionaires' Paradise
New reports offer a rare glimpse into the world of the super-rich. Their concentrated wealth is the dark matter of the world economy: rarely seen, yet reshaping everything around it. We must confront this power before it is too late.
In North Carolina, Charter Schools Force ‘Zero-Sum’ Education
The Tar Heel states shows how charter schools and other forms of 'school choice' turn education funding into a contest between haves and have-nots, in ways that divide communities and segregate students.
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Senate Makes Bid For Tax Cuts Senate tax plan diverges from House version, highlighting political pressures. NYT: "Senate Republicans outlined their vision on Thursday for overhauling the tax code, proposing a one-year delay in President Trump’s top priority of...
Talking Truth About Guns & Gambling After Vegas
In the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting, authorities and the NRA have put on a master class in how to bamboozle the media and whitewash unpleasant truths about guns and gambling. It's time to speak truth to power in this country.
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GOP Barrels Ahead On Tax Cuts In Senate Tax drama moves to Senate as Trump takes aim at House bill. WaPo: "House Republican tax writers are still holing up in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, racing to finish their work on a sprawling rewrite of the...
