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GOP Introduces Massive, Lame Duck Tax Bill House Republicans unveil giant tax package. Politico: "House Republicans on Monday evening unexpectedly released a 297-page tax bill they hope to move during the lame-duck session of Congress. The legislation would revive a...
Amazon’s HQ2 Is a Punch in the Gut To New Yorkers
Amazon is a massively profitable company. Its founder, Jeff Bezos, is the world’s richest man, by far – at least $50 billion richer than every other billionaire on the planet, and light years ahead of you and me. That’s why the $3 billion gift bag Governor Cuomo and...
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New Government Shutdown Looms Congress braces for fight-filled week. Politico: "It’s Monday, and by next Friday, a chunk of government is slated to shut down. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP also wants funding for his border wall by Dec. 7. Seven spending bills need to pass in...
What Is a Trumpducken?
If you're like me, you're doing a lot of cooking and shopping over the holidays. But there is one item that you’re just not going to find anywhere, much less on sale. It’s a Trumpducken. What is a Trumpducken, you ask? A lie wrapped in a blunder wrapped in propaganda?...
Progressive Breakfast
Mueller Net Closes In On Trump Trump sends finished written answers to Mueller. CNN: "President Donald Trump on Tuesday submitted written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller related to the investigation of possible collusion between Trump...
Labor's Challenge to the New Democrats in Congress
Labor union members and a diverse group of Democrats will take the majority in the U.S. House in January. Among their challenges is reversing the Trump administration measures that have battered workers and their families.
Progressive Breakfast
Judge Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban Federal judge blocks asylum ban for migrants who enter illegally from Mexico. WaPo: "A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying asylum to migrants who illegally cross the southern border into the United...
Fight Like Hell for the Living on Trans Day Of Remembrance
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor all those we’ve lost and we carry their legacy forward. Today, we practice remembrance not only for our people but the history that is woven through each of their lives.
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Abrams To Challenge Kemp In Court Abrams plans suit to seek cure to problems in Georgia’s voting process. AJC: "Her campaign for governor may be over, but Stacey Abrams is not going away. Before she considers a new campaign, she is throwing her energy behind a new...
Stacey Abrams Goes Deep For Democracy
Stacey Abrams is right not to concede. The Georgia Democrat, who hoped to become the state’s first Black governor, acknowledged that while she will no longer directly challenge Republican Brian Kemp for the office, she will fight as a private citizen to hold him...
