by Dave Johnson | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog
It's starting to look like President Trump's promised $1-trillion plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure will be as bad for us as his health care plan turned out to be. Infrastructure Report Card The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has issued their...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog
On February 19, 2009, just 30 days after President Obama was sworn in, Rick Santelli’s rant on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched the Tea Party. The conservative establishment worked together with the grassroots to fan the flames of opposition. The...
by Robert Kraig | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog
Hundreds of Wisconsin and Illinois activists will brave snowstorms Tuesday to converge on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Racine, Wisconsin, to challenge the GOP's bid to take health care away from millions of Americans. The two groups leading the event, Fair...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog
During the campaign Donald Trump pledged that "on day one" as president, he would label China a currency manipulator. Then he didn't. Then China granted Trump's businesses lucrative trademarks he has been seeking. Coincidence? "On Day One" On the campaign trail, Trump...
by Miles Mogulescu | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog
How mean-spirited are Republican plans to repeal The Affordable Care Act? Among other things, they will make states choose between kicking millions of old people out of nursing homes or kicking millions of poor and near-poor people off Medicaid health insurance. This...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog
The American Health Care Act is a rich person's bonanza. Under the plan proposed by House Republicans, each of the nation’s 400 richest families will save $7 million per year, as part of a tax giveaway. The plan offers no benefits at all to those who earn $200,000 or...
