Have you wondered why so many Trump appointees who have been ridiculed, shamed, then fired by tweet have not spoken out about their experience? Confidentiality agreements are cited as the likely reason, but there are a few brave souls left in “Trump World” (as well as a few Obama …
What costs the U.S. Treasury $250B a year in lost revenue and is also a subsidy? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/health/health-insurance-tax-deduction.html Which states stand to lose the most federal funding if people skip the U.S. Census? Are Visa holders at greater risk by using social media? https://www.propublica.org/article/extreme-digital-vetting-of-visitors-to-the-u-s-moves-forward-under-a-new-name How much do you really know where …
“Men should be glad women want equality, not revenge.” (alexandra@thegr8ethan, March 28, 2018) Progressive women streamed out of their comfort zones on January 21, 2017, taking to the streets by hundreds of thousands to express their shock from the 2016 election and their need to stand up for equal rights …
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Based on the information available to date, here’s how the pieces of the Trump/Russia puzzle seem to be coming together.
After the furor and failure of the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an alternative conservative strategy emerged – let states design and run their own health care programs.
If you have to give the right a forum, do it honestly. Pick figures like Ben Shapiro, Kurt Schlichter or Chuck Johnson, honest trolls with a significant following who dare to own the Republican agenda in all its white nationalist paranoia. They’ll stink up your magazine with falsehoods, slander and bigotry, but at least your audience will be seeing authentic conservative narratives, and understanding their enemy.
From the Washington Post: Smarter, targeted emergency relief planning http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/governmentofjapan/emergency-relief-assistance-provided-by-japan-disaster-relief-team/ From NPR.org: America’s jail system is broken. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/14/593204274/alabama-sheriff-legally-took-750-000-meant-to-feed-inmates-bought-beach-house From the New York Times: Tax Credit Vouchers for private schools – A good idea that’s been corrupted? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/upshot/arizona-shows-what-can-go-wrong-with-tax-credit-vouchers.html From Statnews.com: Digital Therapeutics – Software as prescriptions. https://www.statnews.com/2018/03/13/digital-health-pharma/? From The New Republic: …
“’There are no winners in a trade war,” Chinese commerce minister Zhong Shan said. “It will only bring disaster to China and the United States and the world.” Zhong made this statement in response to President Donald Trump’s proclamation in March that America will impose a 25% tariff …
The tragedy in Miami Beach involved failure of new bridge construction. However, America is filled with bridges, elevated roadways, tunnels, airports, pipelines, water systems, electric grids, dams, sewer, gas lines, and levees that are perilously close to being the next disaster. 2009 was the last time Congress appropriated significant funds …