An article from Federalist Society board chair Steven Calabresi misapplies constitutional amendments about jury trials to the impeachment inquiry.
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The Battle of Seattle at 20
The legendary protests of the World Trade Organization in 1999 can serve as a model for a deeply needed labor/environmental coalition for climate justice.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Payday Lenders Suffer Rare Attack of Honesty
In Arizona, the industry has a bill that would block minimum wage increases, because when people don’t have money, they need short-term loans.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Billionaire Class Created Their Own Wealth Tax. It Failed.
The folly of voluntary charity as a substitute for government tax and transfer policies is most evident in the story of the Giving Pledge.
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The Ultimate Fighting President
Trump has revealed to us something awful about our country, and having learned it we can’t see things the way we used to.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Warren’s Medicare for All Plan Includes No New Taxes on the Middle Class
The deeply detailed proposal cuts health care costs and finds other revenues, saving ordinary Americans $11 trillion in premiums and deductibles.
Posted inPolitics
Will Virginia Go Blue?
While Democrats win its statewide elections, Republicans have clung to a narrow legislative majority. But next week’s elections may end their reign.
Posted inPolitics
William Barr and the Corruption of the Justice Department
The attorney general is using the full resources of his office in pursuit of preposterous conspiracy theories.
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Amazon’s Battle in Seattle Is a Fight Against Worker Power
The e-commerce giant has dropped $1.45 million to buy the Seattle City Council and blunt a vibrant working-class movement.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Flummoxed! Asked About Infrastructure, Larry Kudlow Pleads Ignorance
The president’s chief economic adviser comes up short in remarks to infrastructure leaders in Washington.
