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Congress Begins Lame Duck Session Some Senate Republicans push back against plans for short-term spending bill. The Hill: "Congress is expected to pass a short-term bill to keep the government funded through the end of March, but Senate Republicans have misgivings...
Who Will Lead the Anti-Trump Resistance?
As more Americans become disillusioned with Trump, a potentially transformative moment is almost certain to appear. But voters dissatisfied with the status quo and Trump’s phony populism will seek equally transformative politicians.
Education Advocacy in the Time of Trump
"People need to be in the streets," was the consensus among panelists at a recent event addressing Trump's election win from an education justice perspective. A constant refrain was to "capture the energy of young people."
JC Watts In Trump Cabinet? What They Have in Common: Shady Infomercials
Donald Trump may tap former Rep. J.C. Watts for HUD Secretary. Both starred in infomercials for the shady Milin family. Watts flacked for the phony National Grants Conference, and Trump helped create the Trump Institute scam.
Trump's Absurd Plan To Dismantle Government's Protections
Underlying Trump's plan to "eliminate" government regulations is the premise that "government regulation" is itself a bad thing. And underlying that is the premise that government of by and for the people itself is illegitimate.
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Trump's "Working-Class" Agenda May Buoy CEOs Trump may swap corporate tax cut for keeping Carrier plant in US. WSJ: "Representatives for the incoming administration ... have held wide-ranging policy talks with top-ranking executives at Carrier’s parent company, United...
House Democrats: New Leadership, New Energy
House Democrats pick their leaders this week. The betting is that they will retain the squad of septuagenarians that have led them over the last years. But it is long past time to groom new leaders.
Clinton Owes It To Us To Ask For Real Vote Counting
How did it get to be "normal" that actual, verifiable ballots are not actually counted, yet we trust the reported results? Instead of publicly counting ballots we rely on results reported by computer tabulators
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Can Trump and Ryan Agree? "What Happens When Trump’s Populism Collides with Ryan’s Austerity?" asks TNR's Jeet Heer: "[Speaker Paul] Ryan rejects Trump’s agenda on trade, on immigration, and, not least, on infrastructure ... Infrastructure will be an early test of...
TPP Is Dead. Time For a Progressive Trade Vision.
Expect Trump’s trade deals to be even more damaging for people in the US and abroad than the TPP would be. That would not be a victory for progressives. What we need is progressive internationalism.
