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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.
Progressive Breakfast
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.
Progressive Breakfast
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...
