It’s now been a few days since a white nationalist gunman took the lives of 22 people in El Paso and there are any number of things that we could discuss. I’m inclined to focus on Mitch McConnell’s continued refusal to bring House Resolution 8 to a vote in the Senate, but I really don’t […]
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As some Republicans begin to stand up against Trump and McConnell on white nationalism and gun control, the fight shifts to Walmart and the corporations underwriting Trumpism
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Amy McGrath, assault rifles, assault weapons, Ben Sasse, domestic terrorism, Doug McMillon, fascism, Georgetown, gun control, gun laws, H.R. 8, Joaquin Castro, John McCollister, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mass shootings, Michael R. Turner, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, money in politics, Nebraska, Nebraska Republican Party, NRA, Ohio, open carry, Parkland, Poway, racism, San Antonio, Tucker Carlson, universal background checks, Walmart, white nationalism, white supremacy 69 Comments
Obama’s pro-business gambit, and why it will likely fail
Tomorrow, we’re told, President Obama will propose an economic incentive package indented to help turn the American economy around. From what little I’ve been able to find in the press, it’s sounds like just the kind of thing that the American economy needs. It would not only provide generous tax incentives to companies pursuing research […]
Posted in Media, Politics Also tagged infrastructure, Morning Joe, National Infrastructure Bank, Obama, R&D, Rail, recovery, stimulus, tax incentives, the party of no 8 Comments