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The Scaramucci story ends like all the others: With a Trump tweetstorm

Welcome to the Resistance, Mooch. Better late than never.




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Move over, Illuminati. The conspiracy against Trump’s economy is massive.

The credibility of statistics apparently depends on whether they’re beneficial.




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Stephen Miller is right about immigration — but not in the way that he means

Immigration does touch on many other policy issues, though maybe not in the manner he suggests.




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Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy

One could imagine him becoming even more protectionist and more isolationist in a recession.




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The major problems with Larry Kudlow’s capital gains proposal

If you don’t know what capital gains indexing to inflation means, you probably wouldn’t benefit from it.




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Trump’s comments about ‘bad management’ are right, but not in the way he thinks

The president has had some experience with poorly run companies and excuse-making.




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We’re in the midst of Trump’s War on Children

Whatever the opposite of it is, that’s what Democrats should be running on.




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The more ominous part of the Trump Sharpie incident

Trump’s attempted manipulations of official metrics degrade our democracy, economy and public safety.




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Trump’s plan for the economy: Make Drinking Water Dirty Again

Despite administration claims, the president’s deregulatory agenda, so far, hasn’t spurred the economic growth that was promised.




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The Saudi-Iran crisis could end Trump’s lucky streak on the economy

The attack on Saudi oil facilities comes as the U.S. economy has been showing signs of fragility.




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The far left is taking a page from its opponents’ playbook

They have big dreams, but the plans aren’t backed up.




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Trump isn’t the only person responsible for the demise of American democracy

Can you really blame voters, disillusioned and disappointed as they are, for tuning out the onslaught on American democracy?




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There’s another whistleblower complaint. It’s about Trump’s tax returns.

This is a whole different category of alleged impropriety.




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Trump thinks the economy makes him impeachment-proof. It might be the opposite.

Any economic improvements aren’t helped by his actions.




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The deficit has gotten worse. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

President Trump’s policies haven’t helped his campaign promise.




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Perhaps Sanders and Warren are the ones being politically expedient

It’s been frustrating to watch more moderate positions be characterized as solely driven by political calculations.




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What happens to artists when they have to answer to online polls?

There might not be room for creativity when everything “new” is crowdsourced.




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The White House touts Trump’s deregulation. It’s actually been a bust.

Many of the changes are simply worse for the economy.




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The GOP tax cut failed. Their response? Let’s do it again!

When growth slows, Trump doubles down on old tax cut ideas.




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In other news — a rare political victory for poor and sick Americans

Punitive Medicaid work requirements are being rolled back.




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We thought Trump was the biggest con man. We were all wrong.

Somehow they’ve “tricked” him into saying and doing racist and corrupt things, in public and on camera.




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Trump and Republicans are on the hunt for Real Crimes

Those are being committed by the Democrats, Republicans say.




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Democrats already have a popular, progressive agenda. They just need to amplify it.

How best for the party to get its message across to voters.




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There’s no other way to explain Trump’s immigration policy. It’s just bigotry.

The administration has cracked down on all migrants, even those with the most to contribute.




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The more love Always Trumpers show, the more dangerous Trump becomes

Come hell or high crimes, they always truckle to Trump. And they’re the true risk to our democracy.




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The strongest reason to mourn Volcker: He was willing to be unpopular

Public officials today could take a lesson from the former Federal Reserve chair.




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Ivanka Trump claims her father’s administration is ‘pro-family.’ That’s rich.

Maybe it’s irony. Or maybe it’s her latest attempt to pinkwash her father’s anti-family agenda.




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Two years later, every promise made about the GOP tax cuts has been broken

The tax plan has benefited the wealthy while ballooning the deficit.




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How can Democrats possibly challenge Trump on this economy? These charts might help.

Democrats' message that not everyone is equally benefiting from the spoils of this economic recovery has resonance.




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Here are four suggested New Year’s resolutions for the media

I hope others in my industry will adopt them — and call me out if I don’t.




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A number cruncher told the truth. He became his country’s public enemy No. 1.

Andreas Georgiou offered an honest accounting of Greece’s financial situation. He’s still paying for it.




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It’s time for some red states to do the right thing and accept refugees

Studies prove that resettlement benefits communities as a whole. So why are some governors still balking?




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She moved to Texas for safety. Now the state wants to keep out refugees like her.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision plays into some unfortunate stereotypes.




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Trump’s Treasury secretary just admitted the tariff rationale is hogwash

Maybe it was the altitude at Davos.




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Worried Trump might weaponize the presidency? He already has, many times.

He did it in the Ukraine affair, of course, but most of his abuses have happened closer to home.




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This latest trick from the Trump administration is one of the most despicable yet

A new policy is keeping hundreds of families from obtaining visas




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The Trump administration’s green card Catch-22

Now immigrants can be denied green cards partly because they’re applying for green cards.




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A socialist is likely to win the 2020 election. No, not Bernie Sanders.

How the president has proved himself a more successful socialist than Sanders is likely to ever be.




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The 2020 elections are being driven by health care. That’s good news for Democrats.

Republican incompetence and heartlessness are again coming to Democrats’ rescue.




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This is the YOLO presidency

Trump’s not used to consequences, but he’s also not immune.




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Officials have spent the last few years dismantling anti-recession measures

And now, we’re woefully unprepared.




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A global recession is likely here. Lawmakers need to do their jobs.

Policymakers need to step up and do something useful — yesterday.




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No, the airlines do not need a bailout

Save that funding for smaller businesses, and let carriers declare bankruptcy as they have in the past.




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Wanna spend $2 trillion? Here’s the agonizing choice you face.

Money needs to get spent fast. Money needs to get spent well. To some extent, those objectives are in tension.




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States and cities should brace themselves for a downward spiral

Some states still haven’t recovered from the last recession. They could face worse now.




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Saving lives in the pandemic will also save the economy in the long run

Economists are in agreement that returning to business as usual too soon could have devastating effects for GDP as well as human lives.




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The next threat: Hunger in America

As demand at food banks has surged, donations from local grocers and supermarkets have plummeted.




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This could be a long fight. People should be told the truth.

We won’t get better outcomes with a government that repeatedly overpromises and underdelivers.




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How Trump is sabotaging the coronavirus rescue plan

And how Congress can rein him in.




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The covid-19 pandemic has revealed another area of critical government underinvestment

Archaic computer technology is hampering the effort to combat the effects of covid-19 in the United States.