By Glynn Wilson – As the Trump administration prepares to fight in court to gut existing health care for millions of Americans by invalidating the Affordable Care Act, and Democrats prepare to campaign in 2020 on health care as a key priority, Gallup’s annual survey of the chief problems of concern to Americans shows once…
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The Next Big Fight in Congress: Entitlement Reform?
By Robert Reich – Fresh off passing massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, Trump and congressional Republicans want to use the deficit theyâve created to justify huge cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. As House Speaker Paul Ryan says âWeâre going to have to get⦠at entitlement reform, which is how you…
The Big Idea That Could Bring Disaffected Voters Back to the Polls
By William Greider – At his inauguration in 1981, Ronald Reagan declared that “government is not the solution — government is the problem.” The election of 2016 will tell us whether the American people are ready to overthrow the tyranny of that reactionary proposition. I know it’s possible — but only if the Democratic Party…