| Nov 1, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week, Republicans are slated to roll out a tax plan that experts estimate will drastically slash taxes on the wealthiest, raise them for some middle class families, and set up a harsh rollback of social services — and blow a $1.5 trillion hole in the deficit....
| Oct 25, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week yielded ever more about our president’s ongoing spat with the widow a U.S. soldier who was killed recently in Niger. It’s not a good look for Trump, but I’ve got something else on my mind: What on earth are U.S. soldiers doing in Niger? On...
| Oct 18, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week, social media feeds lit up with women saying “me too,” spreading awareness of just how pervasive sexual assault and harassment remain in our country. In OtherWords, Jill Richardson writes that she can’t think of a single woman who...
| Oct 11, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedIn the last week the Trump administration announced rollbacks to two major Obama-era rules: the Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions (which we’ll tackle soon) and an Obamacare requirement that employers offer birth control coverage through their insurance...
| Oct 4, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedPresident Trump was (briefly) in Puerto Rico this week, talking up his administration’s response to the devastating hurricanes that have left the island in a sustained state of crisis. But he’s also lashed out at the U.S. citizens of the colony for...
