Editor’s note: The following thoughts are compiled from an April 3 BlueSky thread by Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut). Though we prefer the plain language of nationwide sales tax to repeating Trump’s preferred label of tariffs, Murphy beautifully summarizes the proper way to understand and frame Trump’s new sales taxes–the largest tax increase in at least […]
[Read more]The letter below is written by Hagan Scotten, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Scotten, an assistant U.S. attorney, wrote to Emil Bove, acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General to quit in protest over Pam Bondi’s order to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery case. His letter came […]
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By Jim Carlton and Rebecca Ballhaus, Wall Street Journal, Nov 23, 2024 *Wall Street Journal’s original title: Federal Workers Feel Ire of Musk’s Followers — New efficiency czar targets employees by name on X, sparking pushback As co-director of President-elect Donald Trump’s nascent Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk has wasted no time posting to […]
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Luisana Rodriguez reports on the many states advancing voting rights acts despite the stand-off on federal bills to protect against vote suppression schemes.
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Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, has emerged as a civil service superhero, and it’s been delightful to see the panicked reactions of corporate mouthpieces.
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Will a majority of Justices overturn a 40-year-old precedent to grab more power for itself and for corporations? March 2024 On the surface Loper Bright is a dispute about fishing corporations challenging the power of the National Marine Fisheries Service to require them to pay the cost of observers who monitor companies’ compliance with federal […]
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