The Republicans’ “Win” on Taxes Is a Loss for American Democracy

John Cassidy The New Yorker
It's over. Jeff Merkley, the liberal Democrat from Oregon, asked his Republican “friends” to consider what could have been achieved by spending a trillion dollars on fixing America’s infrastructure, or making health care more affordable, or improving the education system. “This is the biggest bank heist, not just in American history but in the history of the world,” Merkley declared.

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Outsiders, Not Auto Plant, Battle U.A.W. in Tennessee

Steven Greenhouse The New York Times
Anti-labor forces in Tennessee and elsewhere are leading a fight against both Volkswagen and the UAW to prevent unionization. These right-wing forces see a successful unionization drive as opening the door to the UAW in other southern states.
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