One of the public intellectuals (though I suspect Chuck might scoff a bit at that label) whom I admire greatly these days is Mr. Chuck Marohn. I have a great deal of appreciation for his counter-to-conventional-wisdom insights into the many mistakes America has made in building our infrastructure, planning our urban development, and financing our … Read more
The Hill is reporting, Pelosi: Vote on spending bill ‘hopefully will take place this afternoon’: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said a vote on the Democrats’ social spending and climate package “hopefully will take place this afternoon.” [Most likely late this evening.] The timeline is ambitious. House Democrats had suggested the vote on the … Read more
Above Graphic: h/t CrooksAndLiars.com. The Associated Press reports, Sinema’s shift: ‘Prada socialist’ to corporate donor magnet: Twenty years ago, a Green Party activist running for the Phoenix City Council named Kyrsten Sinema likened raising campaign cash to “bribery.” Now a first-term senator from Arizona, she no longer has such qualms. Once a self-styled “Prada socialist” … Read more
“The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” – Oscar Wilde. Senator Joe Manchin is a cynical self-interested politician. He is trying to preserve his federal coal subsidies which make him wealthy, while at the same time denying American families, in particular America’s children, the basic assistance they need. And he … Read more
The Associated Press reports, White House confident Biden’s bill will pass House this week: President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser expressed confidence Sunday that the White House’s $1.85 trillion domestic policy package will quickly pass the House this week and said approval couldn’t come at a more urgent time as prices of consumer goods spike. … Read more