Issues in Context
The Republican healthcare bill treats people differently according to whether they’re healthy or have a pre-existing condition. Their strategy is to “protect those with pre-existing conditions by funding state-level high-risk pools.”
Sounds good, right? Sounds like they want to protect people who are ill. But do they really? Continue reading “Pre-Existing Condition”
Republicans want to change the tax system with a “flatter, fairer tax.” That may sound good. After all, a flat tax is when all of us pay the same percent of our income in taxes. It seems fair. Why should one group pay a higher percent than another? Plenty of reasons. Continue reading “Flat Tax Pros and Cons”
Don’t be fooled by glowing pronouncements surrounding the GOP tax bill. It’s a mean bill. And the Senate version is worse than the House version. Continue reading “GOP Tax Bill”
We all know the opposition party has the power in Washington. This photo of the House Committee Chairs tells a Republican story. It also tells another story: It’s not just Republicans who hold power. It’s Republican men. Not a single committee has a woman as its chair.
You know and I know that it doesn’t have to be this way.
That it shouldn’t be this way.
And it’s unlikely to be this way going forward. Continue reading “Women Running for Office”
President Trump talks a lot about bringing jobs back to the United States. About withdrawing from international trade agreements to protect American workers. About giving a boost to industries like coal to put more people back to work.
Don’t let his words fool you. Continue reading “Overtime Pay”
On June 1, the United States joined Syria and Nicaragua as the only nations on Earth to shun the Paris Climate Agreement.
As President Trump stood down, Governor Cuomo stood up. Continue reading “Paris Climate Agreement”
Remember Chicken Little? That’s the story character who creates panic by telling everyone “The sky is falling!”
Republicans act like Chicken Little when it comes to government debt.
But they’re wrong. The sky is not falling. Continue reading “Deficit Spending”
Imagine this. Your four-year-old has been playing in the living room. Toys are everywhere. The room is one big hazard zone. Now it’s time to clean up. After picking up a few toys, your child calls it quits. Do you insist your child finish the job or do you just let it go? Continue reading “Hudson River Cleanup”
“The Clean Climate Careers initiative is a groundbreaking investment, representing the largest state clean energy procurement in U.S. history. With this $1.8 billion initiative, New York continues to tackle the challenges of climate change and create the high-quality, good-paying careers of tomorrow.”
New Yorkers are changing the way we think about States’ Rights. No longer is the term code for racial discrimination. Or political messaging for tearing down same-sex marriage. Or a rallying cry for the politics of exclusion. Continue reading “New York and Climate Change”
Enough is enough. The stakes are too high; the consequences too grave; the risk too extreme. The very existence of our democracy is in play. At the most minimal, we deserve to know the full truth about connections between Russia and the Trump administration. Continue reading “Special Counsel”