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Marc Short: Koch Dark-Money Operative Is Trump's Liaison to Congress
When the history of Donald Trump's administration is written, people may point to the appointment of a Koch Brothers' operative to a little-known White House position as a turning point in Trump's evolution.
A Dramatic Restructuring of Government, Budget Cuts Ahead
Trump's plan calls for a reduction of $10.5 trillion in spending over the next decade. Except he calls for an increase in military spending meaning that domestic programs would have to take even bigger cuts in order to reach the total.
Progressive Breakfast
BREAKING: DAKOTA, KEYSTONE BACK ON Trump to sign orders advancing Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines reports Bloomberg. Price In Trouble? Ethics concerns expected to dominate HHS nominee Tom Price hearing today. CNN: "...Senate Finance Committee staff released a...
Huge Crowds Said No To Trump And Hate; Now "Resist Trump Tuesday"
Wow. Huge, huge crowds, even the little places, even in the "heartland." Some say it was the biggest demonstration in US history. The Tea Party had all that Koch money pushing media coverage. We the People have democracy.
Tuesday Senate Protests Mark The Next Step In The Resistance
Nationwide "Stop the #Swamp Cabinet" protests take place on the first of a series of "Rise Up Tuesdays" designed to present ongoing resistance to the Trump administration.
Searching for Dignity at Davos
]At the annual World Economic Forum, dancing Cossacks and mixologists give the private jet-set the inner strength to endure the preachy naggers.
Progressive Breakfast
AFTER THE MARCH, TAKE ACTION After this weekend's massive Women's Marches kicked off the resistance, the next step in tomorrow. Join us Tuesday, January 24, when People’s Action, MoveOn.org, and the Working Families Party are hosting rallies across the country. We are...
Trump's Perverse Populism
Donald Trump’s inaugural address stunned Washington elites. Yet it deserves attention for it reveals how Trump’s right-wing populism distorts America’s populist tradition.
From March To Movement
Now comes the hard part—transforming the extraordinary energy of the Womens March into an organized movement that can show up not just on one day, but day after day, and achieve real political power.
Momentive Workers Strike As Trump's "Jobs Forum" Pick Cuts Wages
In his inaugural address President Trump said that "the wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world." Trump's "Strategic and Policy Forum" is doing just that.
