Author Archives: David Posnett

Trump’s ‘election integrity’ group is waging war on the right to vote

Posted on September 17, 2017 by David Posnett

The president’s commission lead by Kris Kobach, a champion of repressive voting laws, could do significant damage to hard-won voting rights The Guardian by Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles Sunday 17 September 2017    The Trump presidency is opening up a … Continue reading →

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East Coast Republicans join Dems to lobby Trump against Atlantic oil exploration

Posted on September 16, 2017 by David Posnett

McClatchyDC.com BY TONY PUGH   SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 5:15 PM WASHINGTON State and federal lawmakers from both parties have joined East Coast business interests to convince the Trump administration to halt its plan for fossil fuel development in the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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The Seventeenth Amendment Is Under Attack By The Right

Posted on September 15, 2017 by David Posnett

What is the 17th Amendment?  The Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have … Continue reading →

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Your Coming Tax Increase

Posted on September 14, 2017 by David Posnett

Your Coming Tax Increase By David LeonhardtSEPT. 7, 2017 President Trump speaking about tax reform at an event in North Dakota on Wednesday. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times A 19th-century economist named Adolph Wagner made a prediction that came … Continue reading →

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Why do we have Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance?

Posted on September 14, 2017 by David Posnett

By Aaron E. Carroll.  In the NY Times: THE NEW HEALTH CARE SEPT. 5, 2017 At a community enrollment drive in the 1950s for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Oklahoma, Ralph Rhoades, left, a manager who later became president … Continue reading →

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Zeldin and Cruz: Hurricane Hypocrites

Posted on September 9, 2017 by David Posnett

Zeldin and Cruz are hurricane hypocrites September 8, 2017 3:27 PM By Rita Ciolli, editor of the Editorial and Opinion pages of Newsday and amNewYork. Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks at Suffolk Community College in Riverhead on Nov. 1, 2016. Photo … Continue reading →

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Zeldin on the Shame List

Posted on September 9, 2017 by David Posnett

2012: Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., was a state senator back in 2012 when Sandy hit. “People’s lives were hanging in the balance,” he recalled, turning his attention to Texas. “I am fully, completely committed to do whatever I can … … Continue reading →

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No one Above the Law, at Least in Israel

Posted on September 8, 2017 by David Posnett

Sara Netanyahu Will Be Indicted For $100K Fraud Scheme September 8, 2017 By JTA The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, will be indicted on four counts of fraud for allegedly diverting some $100,000 in public funds for … Continue reading →

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DeVos to revamp Obama-era schools sexual assault policy

Posted on September 7, 2017 by David Posnett

POLITICO    By BENJAMIN WERMUND  09/07/2017 12:20 PM EDT Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the Trump administration will revamp the guidance through a rule-making process that likely will take months. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that … Continue reading →

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Trump’s DACA decision could strip thousands in New York of Medicaid coverage

Posted on September 6, 2017 by David Posnett

When President Barack Obama created the DACA program in 2012, thousands of New Yorkers who were brought to the United States at a young age were suddenly eligible for Medicaid. | Alex Wong/Getty Images POLITICO By DAN GOLDBERG The Trump … Continue reading →

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