by Jeff Bryant | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog
Ralph Northam's big win for the Democratic party in the Virginia governor's election is being hailed as a "rebuke of President Trump." But it's also a rebuke of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The race, which was called a "bellwether" and a "must win" for Democrats,...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog
The House Republican tax bill has been introduced, packaged beautifully with lies. Now House Republicans will push to pass, in one week, a 500-page bill written in secret that transforms the tax code. Powerful special interests will spend millions for and against....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog
Americans for Tax Fairness has just published "Nine Terrible Things About the Republican Tax Plan." All are good reasons for you should get on the phone with your member of Congress and tell them to vote against this travesty of a tax bill. The number to call is...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 5, 2017 | Blog
Democrats are fighting again. The trigger this time is former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile's forthcoming book, which says that Hillary Clinton's campaign was given significant control over the DNC long before she became the party's nominee. It's...
by Miles Mogulescu | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog
Donald Trump leaves this weekend for a 12-day trip to Asia, including stops in South Korea and China. Unless advisors keep a tight muzzle on him, there’s reason to worry that aggressive rhetoric could increase the risks of escalating into a deadly war with a...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog
There's a lot that's bad in the tax scheme Republicans are cooking up on Capitol Hill right now, but one particularly odious ingredient is a proposal to eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) which could end up undercutting funding for education,...
