The proposed cuts in several forms of health care spending are a real version of the fake ‘death panels’ that the right attributed to Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. His latest book is Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America. Follow Bob at his site, robertkuttner.com, and on Twitter.
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Bumping Bondi
There are several other Trump cabinet members even more deserving of dismissal. Who’s next?
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Capital Ideas
Two books on the history of capitalism provide lessons for how to tame it.
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Trump’s Losing Streak in Court
Based on today’s oral arguments, the Supreme Court seems poised to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
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Notes for Next Time
My generation got a very good economic deal. We need to restore opportunities to our children and grandchildren, or there will be more recruits to MAGA.
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Trump’s Delusional Escalations in Iran
Trump is assembling a force of some 10,000 potential ground troops to intensify his Iran war. What will they do? Does he even know?
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Senate Approves TSA Funding, Now the Fun Begins
The measure financing most of the Department of Homeland Security has nothing constraining the actions of ICE. But to get ICE more funding, Republicans have a tall task.
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The Deeper Airport Disaster
Everything from interminable lines to near-miss collisions and controller burnout predates Trump. It’s a metaphor for the long-term neglect of public systems.
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Who Will Govern AI?
Trump’s top officials are in the pocket of Big Tech. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will be much better.
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Dire Strait
Trump’s fantasy about clearing the Strait of Hormuz risks leading to a much wider and more prolonged war.