Trump Defends Tax Plan, Predicts Economy Set ‘to Rock’

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER / The Associated Press Dec 16, 2017 He suggests the plan, expected to pass in Congress in coming days, could lead to explosive growth. But many economists are doubtful, and critics warn of its effect on the U.S. debt. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ample Tax Cuts for Business, Wealthy in New GOP Tax Accord

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, ANDREW TAYLOR and MARCY GORDON / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2017 The agreement reached by House and Senate GOP leaders also calls for scrapping a major tax requirement of “Obamacare,” a step toward the ultimate GOP goal of unraveling the health care law. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Inappropriate

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Nov 21, 2017 Dig deeper

The Real Motive Behind the GOP Tax Plan

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Nov 13, 2017 Selling the Trump-Republican proposal should be awkward for an administration that has made patriotism its central theme. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky: How the U.S. Became an Oligarchy That Makes War on the Middle Class

BLANK Jul 5, 2017 In the first of a two-part conversation, the two intellectuals discuss the shift in the U.S. and U.K. in the late 1970s toward neoliberalism, an ideology that Chomsky (pictured) says claims to increase freedom while actually increasing tyranny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After 2016’s Losses, Elizabeth Warren Tells Democrats: ‘Shame On Us’

By Emma Green Apr 19, 2017 The story the Massachusetts senator tells about the election and America's anxieties is curiously one-dimensional. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘We Can Beat This Guy’: Bernie Sanders Urges Mass Mobilization Against Donald Trump’s Agenda

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 23, 2016 "It's not a question of us working with Trump. It's a question of Trump working with us." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Donald Trump Means for the Economy

By Simon Johnson / Moyers & Company Nov 14, 2016 Trump and congressional Republicans will be able to pass an agenda that jeopardizes middle-class Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inversions

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Dog Whistle Politics

Louise Rubacky / Truthdig Feb 5, 2016 Ian Haney Lopez, the book's author, writes that many white Americans no longer see themselves as racist. He maintains, however, these people are manipulated by dog whistle politics -- coded racial language that "operates on two levels: inaudible and easily denied in one range, yet stimulating strong reactions in another." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Rides a Big Wave of Disgust

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 12, 2016 For Democrats who might be rooting for the Republican presidential contender, thinking he would be easy to beat in November, I have some advice: Be careful what you wish for. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Revolt of the Anxious Class

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 The great American middle class has become an anxious class -- and it’s in revolt. Most are good, hard-working people, but their world has been slowly coming apart. And they're scared and fed up. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )