July 6th 2022
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The principle of democracy is widely celebrated in the United States as a central feature of the constitutional system which has, according to public mythology, produced an exceptional degree of equality, freedom, and prosperity. The uncomfortable realities that...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 chopped off a big piece of the federal corporate tax rate, dropping it from 35 to 21 percent. That sizeable chunk of change will now move from the federal fisc to corporate treasuries across the country. Democratic leaders have...
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a flood of alarming reports about powerful men who have engaged in repeated acts of sexual harassment, sometimes stretching across decades. Many women who had previously remained silent or shared their stories only with close...
When the Obama NLRB modernized the Board’s election rules and eliminated some unnecessary delays, employers characterized the result as “ambush elections,” and insisted they would no longer have enough time to wage their anti-union campaigns. Even though the NLRB...
Recent events in Charlottesville have shaken the nation. I don’t think many predicted that in 2017 we would need a national conversation about growing fascism in our country and the role of the President of the United States in fostering it. If there was any...