by Bill Scher | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pro-Immigration Republicans Keep Winning Sen. Lamar Alexander wins TN primary, another immigration reform victory. W. Post: "His survival is a testament to an emerging political reality: Republicans who support reform can survive the conservative backlash ......
by Bill Scher | Aug 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Obama Says He Will Address Inversions Obama pledges to act on inversions. Politico: "'“We don’t want companies that up until now were playing by the rules looking over their shoulder at some competitor gaming the system. … We want to move quickly — as quickly as...
by Bill Scher | Aug 6, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
David Brat's Republican primary defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.) was widely attributed to a groundswell of right-wing anti-immigrant fervor, despite the fact that Cantor had taken the lead in blocking immigration reform, and despite the fact that their congressional...
by Bill Scher | Aug 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Walgreen To Stay, More Inversions To Come Walgreen responds to pressure, won't leave US to dodge taxes. WSJ: "Walgreen Co. has decided not to relocate its corporate headquarters, people familiar with the matter said, amid complications in pulling off the transaction...
by Bill Scher | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
Two months ago, Sen. Rand Paul declared, "I say everywhere I go I am for immigration reform.". Everywhere, with the exception of the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji, Iowa, when caught between anti-immigrant bigot Rep. Steve King and two undocumented immigrants who came to...
