The deregulator-in-chief’s crusade to slash 75 percent of the federal government’s rules is based on the myth that regulations kill jobs.
Donald Trump
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Trump’s Super-Sized Global Gag Rule
Donald Trump did not just reinstate a pre-Obama ban on U.S. assistance to overseas groups that perform or even talk about abortion, he vastly expanded its reach.
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Hold the Mansplaining: The Resistance Is Being Led by Women
One beauty of Saturday’s march was the number of men who turned out for a march that was led by women.
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Trump’s Labor Nominee Gets Rich on Taxpayer’s Dime
Andy Puzder oversees a fast-food empire that’s fueled by low-wage labor—but the public subsidizes that low pay in a big way.
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Turning the March Into a Movement
Reflections on Saturday’s protest
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Q&A: Top Obama Labor Economist Now Aims to Hold Trump Accountable to Workers
The Obama Labor Department’s chief economist discusses her boss’s legacy and the myriad concerns about the Trump administration’s approach to protecting workers.
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Orwell, Hitler, and Trump
Hitler was the first to describe the technique of telling a lie so often that people believed it. He called it the “Big Lie.”
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On Saturday’s Marches
Some far-flung reports and a cautionary note
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The Media Will Be Trump’s Enemy as Long as He’s President
This is a war he’ll never give up.
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Justice at Risk
Trump’s nominee to succeed Scalia will restore a right-wing majority. One additional Trump appointee could undo rights established 50 years ago and more.