As Trump Proposes Tax Cuts, Kansas Deals With Aftermath Of Experiment October 25, 2017 — JEREMY HOBSON — NPR — Here and Now In 2012, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas pushed reforms through the Legislature that included across-the-board income tax reductions….
Bipartisan budget cuts public colleges, spares financial aid BY JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS | CT MIRROR 10/20/2017 The tentative state budget agreement between Republican and Democratic leaders would cut the state’s share of funding for public colleges and universities by $79…
Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies October 14, 2017 — Paul Krugman – New York Times Modern conservatives have been lying about taxes pretty much from the beginning of their movement. Made-up sob stories about family…
Why Privatization Is a Disaster for Any Democratic Society “In a totally free market health care system, you must be willing to let some patients die.” –By Paul Buchheit / AlterNet/ October 5, 2017– Boston, MA-January 15, 2017. Protesters at “Our First…
A massive new study reviews the evidence on whether campaigning works. The answer’s bleak. In general elections, campaigns’ attempts to win swing voters appear to not work at all. Updated by Dylan Matthews@dylanmattdylan@vox.com Sep 28, 2017 Persuading voters to change their minds…