by Dave Johnson | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
[fve]https://youtu.be/l96myiBa16Y[/fve] At the beginning of the Obama administration, Democrats had control of the Congress and passed the "stimulus." Unfortunately only a third of that was for infrastructure work. Then Republicans in Congress obstructed every...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/KB2R641paiQ[/fve] Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, is a Tea Party Republican whose extremist ideology could have grave consequences for your health. That's reason enough to block his nomination. But...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
Left-leaning people everywhere got a big yuk when Betsy DeVos, during her confirmation hearing for US Secretary of Education, cited "potential grizzlies" as a reason to allow guns at schools. As evidence for her assertion, she referenced an earlier exchange she'd had...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
Donald Trump, in what's been hyped as an "unprecedented" move, has instituted a freeze on the hiring of federal employees. Hyperbole aside (it’s hardly unprecedented, since Ronald Reagan did the same thing on his first day in office), one thing is already clear: this...
by Julie Chinitz | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
On January 13, the congressman representing my friend Paola voted to take away her health care. That day, Rep. Dan Newhouse, representing Washington state’s Yakima Valley, joined 226 other Republicans to begin repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Paola is diabetic. Rep....
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
In one of the testier moments in what was the testiest ever confirmation hearing for US secretary of education, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia questioned if nominee billionaire Betsy DeVos would demand the same kind of accountability from the full range of...
