Category Archives: Economics

Open Thread | The Nightmare of the GOP’s Budget Bill

Don’t ever say both parties are the same. They want to SHRED THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO GIVE TAX BREAKS TO MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES. MILLIONS WILL LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE. Protect Our Care ‪@protectourcare.org‬ Follow Republican Senator Thom Tillis: What … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed

UH HUH UH HUH The GOP Budget takes an AXE TO THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET. Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed God forbid they condemn the government’s excessive use of force. By … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Trump’s Attack On The State of California

From Josh Marshall: Digging Into Trump’s Attack on the State of California June 9, 2025 1:22 p.m. National Guard troops are mobilized fairly frequently for domestic purposes, usually during natural disasters. Having them federalized isn’t that uncommon. But having them … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Why this Palantir Contract Is Horrendous And a Threat to Democracy

Maine (@TheMaineWonk) posted at 9:04 AM on Sun, Jun 01, 2025: Trump’s election was designed to manufacture consent for the techno-fascist takeover of the federal government. While you were distracted by transgenders, you were actually voting in your own demise. … Continue reading

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Open Thread | What The Attack on JobCorps REALLY Means

This Administration, which lied about how this country needs more people going into trades.. Just eliminated a program that directly helped the most vulnerable of our youth get an education and an entrance into a trade. They just eliminated JobCorps. … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Let’s Try And Save Biomedical Research

From Josh Marshall: A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research May 16, 2025 1:26 p.m. Over the past four months, I’ve spoken to dozens of biomedical researchers either at NIH, other government grant-making agencies or at the various American … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Details of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ That Was Passed in the Dead of Night

The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn’t Cut the Deficit House Republicans advance bill late Sunday, as budget analysts across the political spectrum warn that the proposal worsens the U.S. fiscal picture By Richard Rubin Updated May … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Never Ever Forget….The Cruelty IS The Point…That’s What They Voted For

Never ever forget. The cruelty IS THE POINT. From The Atlantic Monthly: The Trump Voters Who Like What They See “Even if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.” By Elaine Godfrey Earlier this month, after it … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Time To Call Your Reps…..The GOP Is Marking Up That Horrible Reconciliation Bill

This is from AOC sounding the alarm. Got this from Balloon Juice: Her key points: She’s on the Energy and Commerce Committee now. Markup on the reconciliation bill is starting Monday. There are Republicans on the committee who are in … Continue reading

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Open Thread | The Democrats Need To Go On OFFENSE

Great post from The Establishment Bar Blog last week: Playing Offense: Using DOGE’s Reckless Cuts to Highlight Democratic Government Efficiency Posted by T.LaFauci April 28, 2025 Where to start. The first 100 days of the Trump regime has caused countless … Continue reading

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