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Friday, May 26, 2017

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the target of Republican leaders and their base since its passage.  With full control Congress and the White House, they now hold the power to make changes. They are certain of their desire to remove the funding mechanism for ACA -- a tax on the wealthiest citizens -- everything else be damed including millions of citizens who will not be able to obtain or afford coverage.


Thursday, May 25, 2017

In this continuing series, we are examining the White House proposed budget cuts to learn what's hidden beneath the surface and later update based on Congressional budget proposals and actions.  This post is about the proposed 95% savage cuts to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.


Wednesday, May 24, 2017

BE SMART ABOUT is an important series highlighting examples of those in power (or in danger of acquiring power) who you need to stay informed about so you can share this knowledge and together we can Be Smart and Actively Dissent.


Wednesday, May 24, 2017

In early May without much national attention, Iowa signed into law a measure that overhauls their state election laws.  Republicans claim the changes will prevent (non-existent) voter fraud while Democrats argue it will suppress votes.  It is the classic and repeated Republican playbook for voter suppression based on the repeatedly disproven, yet believed, lie that there is a voter fraud issue in the U.S.


Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The Budget Cuts Series has a lot to share because the details of the White House proposed budget cuts are coming into light and they are ugly.   We will update continually based on Congressional budget proposals and actions.  


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