The misleadingly named bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus – they quite literally have never solved any problem – have put forward their own infrastructure plan, with no plan to pay for it. Just how bipartisan is it when its members vote the party-line on almost every piece of legislation? Spare me their nonsense. Roll Call reports … Read more
The investigative journalists at ProPublica somehow came into possession of a trove of leaked IRS tax documents for America’s billionaires which show just how little they pay in taxes in relation to their ostentatious wealth, sometimes paying nothing. First, an aside: (Sigh) CNBC reports, Attorney General Garland vows billionaire tax leak to ProPublica will be … Read more
The People of Arizona can breathe a sigh of relief. For now. In their latest attempt to ram through their payday for the rich in the State House of Representatives, Republican leadership, after loading the budget bill with reactionary measures (like taking away mask-wearing mandates in schools and making it illegal for instructors to teach … Read more
Activist burnout is real – so many of us worked our butts off up through November and beyond, that we certainly can be excused for wanting to relax and enjoy ourselves now that the pandemic is finally lifting. People are planning vacations, not wanting to gear up for yet another battle. Yet those who are … Read more
President Joe Biden continues his futile search for a bipartisan agreement on infrastructure with Republicans, who have no interest in negotiating in good faith with him. Their only interest is to see him fail – with an assist from Judas, er, Sen. Joe Manchin if possible. Last week Biden offered a tax concession in infrastructure … Read more