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Friday July 21, 2017
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The False Choice Of Working Daughters
Read Articleby: Liz O'Donnell
I was riding home from work on the Commuter Rail one night when the train lost power. In the dark, without the hum of the engine, I could hear every detail of my fellow passengers' conversations.
"Listen honey," I heard a man behind me comforting his wife on the phone, "Take your mother to her doctor's appointment. This is important. If your boss seriously fires you for going, we will deal with it."
My heart at once broke for the wife and swelled for the husband. How I could relate to her dilemma: go to work or help an elderly parent. And how grateful I was that she, absent the flexibility to both earn a living and have a life, at least had the support of an understanding partner. -
Senate Health Bill Slashes Medicaid to Cut Millionaires' Taxes
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by: Frank Clemente
Despite slight differences, the health-care legislation under consideration in the Senate retains the same sickening goal of its House counterpart: cutting taxes for millionaires, billionaires and big corporations at the expense of working families. These bills are not about ensuring the health of working families, they are designed to increase the wealth of the lucky few.
Twenty-two million people would lose health coverage under the Senate plan, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The savings would pay for tax cuts of $570 billion, mostly for high-income individuals and big health care companies. -
Trump Cuts Critical Services to Pay for Wealthy Tax Cuts
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by: Frank Clemente
At a recent press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Marta Conner told reporters, "My daughter Caroline is alive because of Medicaid." Caroline suffers from Rett Syndrome, a rare, debilitating neurodevelopmental disease that prevents her from using her hands, talking, and walking.
Marta says that Caroline has roughly 90 seizures a year and relies on 10 medications. Without her medication, Caroline would have seizures every day. Caroline's care requires hospital-grade equipment including a cough assist machine, a nebulizer, oxygen supplies, and help from nurses. Marta relies on Medicaid to pay for the substantial costs that her insurance doesn't cover. -
With Sessions' Sentencing Change, It's Time To End Secrecy Around Private Prisons
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by: Lisa Rosenberg
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced new guidelines [justice.gov] that will result in a significant increase in the prison population, directing federal prosecutors to seek the toughest penalties possible for nonviolent defendants. Those prisoners will have to be incarcerated somewhere, which is perhaps the reason for the Attorney General's February memo reversing an Obama-era directive to phase out the Justice Department's use of private prisons. While the private prison population will likely increase, taxpayers can expect little in terms of accountability in return for footing the bill for government contracts with private prison companies.
Which Legacy Will We Choose To Bequeath To Our Children?
Demanding Transparency And Fairness From Trump Tax Plan
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Trump Administration Using Campaign Of Disinformation And Secrecy To Target Immigrants
House Tax Plan Does Not Stop the Gaming
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The False Choice Of Working Daughters (by: Liz O'Donnell) in the Gilmer Mirror
Senate Health Bill Slashes Medicaid to Cut Millionaires' Taxes (by: Frank Clemente) in the Deseret News
Trump Cuts Critical Services to Pay for Wealthy Tax Cuts (by: Frank Clemente) in the Westerly Sun
With Sessions' Sentencing Change, It's Time To End Secrecy Around Private Prisons (by: Lisa Rosenberg) in the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Which Legacy Will We Choose To Bequeath To Our Children? (by: Hector Garcia) in the Winchester Herald Chronicle
Demanding Transparency And Fairness From Trump Tax Plan (by: Frank Clemente, Sarah Anderson, Jon Green) in the The Hill
Trump Administration Using Campaign Of Disinformation And Secrecy To Target Immigrants (by: Lisa Rosenberg) in the Augusta Free Press
House Tax Plan Does Not Stop the Gaming (by: Gary Kalman) in the The Hill
Don't Give Me A Tax Cut That Cuts Health Care for Others (by: Stephen Prince) in the Nashville Tennessean
A First Step Towards Rebalancing The System (by: Morris Pearl, Adam Satchell, Aaron Regunberg) in the Providence Journal
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