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Will Hillary Take Plutocratic ‘Clinton, Inc.’ Global?
Welcome to the new series, “The Hero of a Thousand Escapes.” What other celebrity political duo instantly transforms any election into melodrama at best, family intrigue at worse, rife with influence peddling, suspect donations, policy failures (NAFTA, health care), strategic blunders (Libya, Syria, China), and bungled secrecy that inevitably gets unmasked? The greatest downside to President Hillary is elevation of first female whose gender novelty promises no jolts to the grievous status quo nor confrontation to the plutocracy that funds it (and her). Forget her age: Hillary's range (and clientele) represent something new and more dangerous.
End Poverty? Reduce Inequality? What Republicans Must Do First
Maybe Republicans should start considering the undeniable fact that unemployment and poverty are a growing concern in America. Because every time a Republican becomes President, poverty and unemployment have increased.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.