Category Archives: Congress

Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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Voter “Integrity” and Republican Hypocrisy

Posted on July 4, 2017 by David Posnett

You have to love the sheer effrontery of the Trump Administration’s new Presidential Advisory Commission on Voter Integrity, set up to validate Trump’s absurd claim that he only lost the popular vote because of the votes of millions of undocumented … Continue reading →

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The Populist Surge – Analysis from Across the Pond

Posted on July 1, 2017 by David Posnett

  On June 27th, Martin Wolf in the Financial Times writes: Why has the appeal of populist ideas grown in western countries? Is this a temporary phenomenon? In the wake of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, the collapse … Continue reading →

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Block a disastrous health care vote in the U.S Senate

Posted on June 24, 2017 by David Posnett

From:  Mike Anthony The Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate is about to unveil a bill that, with a few tweaks and camouflage, is pretty much just like the House-passed bill eviscerating Obamacare. The Senate bill is so bad that … Continue reading →

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Promises Made To Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow

Posted on June 23, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth June 23, 2017 Congressional Democrats joined activists on May 4 for a rally to urge not to replace the Affordable Care Act. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Senate … Continue reading →

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Trump Wants to Charge Retailers to Accept SNAP Benefits (Food Stamps)

Posted on June 22, 2017 by David Posnett

When is the GOP’s cruel assault on the most vulnerable going to end? From Modern Farmer By Andrew Amelinckx on June 9, 2017 You’ve probably heard about the White House’s proposed overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, … Continue reading →

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Descent Into Secrecy: Senate Health Talks Speak To Steady Retreat From Transparency

Posted on June 19, 2017 by David Posnett

Kaiser Health News REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Julie RovnerJune 14, 2017 (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol) Congress struggling to finish a huge budget reconciliation bill. A GOP president pushing a major overhaul of … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Personal Lawyer Boasted That He Got Preet Bharara Fired

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

And a Kasowitz partner is a leading candidate to replace Bharara! Marc Kasowitz, President Trump’s lawyer in the Russia investigation, has bragged he was behind the firing of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.   by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott ProPublica, … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality — Don’t Be Fooled by the Comcast PR Machine: It Has Always Opposed Internet Freedom

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

Electronic Frontier Foundation LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS BY ERNESTO FALCON JUNE 5, 2017 Years of lobbying and litigation has made it clear Comcast wants to turn the Internet into a toll road and run the booth If you have signed onto Twitter … Continue reading →

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Is This the End of Free Birth Control?

Posted on June 8, 2017 by David Posnett

Published in The Atlantic OLGA KHAZAN JUN 1, 2017 A draft rule suggests the Trump administration will let most companies stop covering birth control. Will they? Rich Pedroncelli / AP OLGA KHAZAN JUN 1, 2017 HEALTH Share Tweet … TEXT … Continue reading →

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