The Trump Administration
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Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Action: Unlawful and Unconstitutional
Feb 15, 2019Presidents have no extra-constitutional powers during real emergencies, much less fictitious ones.
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Trump’s Inaugural Was a Hot Mess from the Start, and Now It Puts Him in Legal Peril
Feb 14, 2019New disclosures surface every day in the Russia collusion probes, but mundane campaign-finance violations may once again cause Trump his biggest headaches.
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Trump Wants Socialism for the Rich, Harsh Capitalism for the Rest
Feb 12, 2019America is on the cusp of the largest inter-generational wealth transfer in history.
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Trump Is Tough on Venezuela -- but Won’t Let Fleeing Venezuelans Into the U.S.
Feb 12, 2019Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country, but Trump’s anti-immigrant, anti-refugee stance has closed America’s door to them.
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Stacey Abrams and Nancy Pelosi Just May Save America
Feb 06, 2019You might call it the revenge of the women. Or America’s best hope for saving the republic.
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Kinder, Gentler, Savage, Vicious Donald
Feb 06, 2019Have Trump’s speechwriters ever met each other? Have they ever met him?
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The Shutdown and the Safety Gap
Feb 05, 2019During the 35-day partial government shutdown, many Americans got an overdue civics lesson in all the useful things government does.
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Inside the Administration’s Plan to Push Millions of Veterans into Private-Sector Health Care
Feb 01, 2019The VA's plan to implement the recently passed MISSION Act could seriously imperil veteran health care—and push the department even further toward privatization.
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5 Reasons Why MAGA Conservatism Has Never Made Any Sense
Jan 31, 2019Even on its own terms, MAGA doesn’t add up.
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Trump’s Labor Law: Heads, Workers Lose; Tails, Workers Lose
Jan 31, 2019The right-wing majority on the NLRB says SuperShuttle drivers aren’t entitled to the protections of labor law because they have to cover their losses themselves.
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The Trump Appointee Delivering a Jackpot for Hedge Funds
Jan 29, 2019Joseph Otting, as an acting overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, sets in motion a plan to overhaul the housing finance system, which would enrich wealthy investors.
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Will Trump’s Labor Board Say Workers Have No Right to Float a Balloon?
Jan 29, 2019The NLRB’s top attorney is gunning for unions’ inflatable rat—but may miss and hit the restrictions on workers’ right to free speech.
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How States Can Counter Trump’s War on Workers
Jan 28, 2019Newly elected governors and legislators can bolster workers’ interests and rights.
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Republicans May Have Finally Learned Their Lesson
Jan 27, 2019Once again, they forced a government shutdown and lost. But it might not happen again.
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The Air Traffic Controllers Even the Score
Jan 25, 2019Reagan fired their predecessors for striking in 1981. Today, they got sick, stayed home, and forced Trump to end the shutdown.
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