Granted, Biden enjoyed only a narrow majority in the Senate, allowing two pro-business conservatives within the Democratic caucus, Sinema and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin—both of whom eventually quit the Democratic Party—to veto much of Biden’s redistributionist agenda. But Sinema and Manchin didn’t sit on the House Ways and Means Committee, nor were they among […]
Read MoreSo there’s an example of, yes, we are quite inefficient as a country in terms of how ordinary folks file their taxes. But the reason for that inefficiency is it’s corporations who figured out that those inefficiencies keep costs high for consumers and keep profits even higher for the corporations. So my pitch here: If […]
Read MoreYou can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. Senator Elizabeth Warren says Democrats need to be a “big tent” party that includes more working-class voters. But that tent should not be expanded to billionaires, she argues, […]
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It’s not a good indicator for the economy under President Trump. The website Layoffs.fyi, which tracks job cuts, estimates that 98,344 technology employees have been laid off this year from 216 companies. The site also estimates that 71,981 government employees have been laid off by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, out of a total of […]
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What is the upside to empathy these days, politically speaking? What are liberals or Democrats gaining by reaching a hand across the aisle to join in grief? The warm, fuzzy feeling of having done the right thing will hopefully be enough, because that’s all there is. Obviously, I am not advocating outright delight in someone’s […]
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“The Congress certified Joe Biden,” Miran repeated, leading Warren to change the subject to Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ commissioner last month after a poor July job report. Asked whether he agrees with Trump’s baseless claim that the BLS faked job numbers to rig the 2024 election for Kamala Harris, Miran began […]
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Before I answer that question, let’s pause to savor how much Trump’s allies are squirming over this. The United States Chamber of Commerce, which is surely in a panic, is saying nothing. Over on Fox News, Trump pom-pom shaker Maria Bartiromo said, “There are definitely reasons to raise your eyebrows about this situation,” but then […]
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Many Democrats balk at these proposals—or rather, at the (in most cases modest) tax hikes that would pay for them. That’s fine. Not all Democrats have to embrace socialistic concepts like free childcare. But they should embrace the central premise of Mamdani’s campaign: Everything is too expensive now, and it’s Trump’s fault. Trump’s tariffs are […]
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“This tragic moment has highlighted for the world the long overdue need to recognize Palestinian self-determination,” reads the letter addressed to Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “We encourage the governments of other countries that have yet to recognize Palestinian statehood, including the United States, to do so as well.” The United Kingdom, France, […]
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“This tragic moment has highlighted for the world the long overdue need to recognize Palestinian self-determination,” reads the letter addressed to Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “We encourage the governments of other countries that have yet to recognize Palestinian statehood, including the United States, to do so as well.” The United Kingdom, France, […]
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Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association, told NBC the move was “inappropriate behavior of a partner organization,” adding, “We’re all on the same boat. And you just don’t treat friends or partners like this.” Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County, Florida, told MSNBC, “We’re a force multiplier to help ICE, […]
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Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association, told NBC the move was “inappropriate behavior of a partner organization,” adding, “We’re all on the same boat. And you just don’t treat friends or partners like this.” Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County, Florida, told MSNBC, “We’re a force multiplier to help ICE, […]
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The Trump administration is doing damage control on the visible signs of aging in the president, as seen in his swollen legs and a mysterious bruise on his hand. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt revealed that the president had emergency heart tests to figure out what was going on and was found […]
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The Trump administration is doing damage control on the visible signs of aging in the president, as seen in his swollen legs and a mysterious bruise on his hand. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt revealed that the president had emergency heart tests to figure out what was going on and was found […]
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