We are ruled by WATB: One of the most powerful House Republicans — Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ), the new chair of the House Appropriations Committee — got a constituent in trouble by writing a letter to her employer that called out her progressive activism. The employee — Saily Avelenda of West Caldwell, who’s active in the progressive NJ 11th for Change group — ended …
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Open Thread: The Noble Professor Is SHRILL!
(Mike Luckovich via GoComics.com) . Credit where due: The NYTimes is where most of us who aren’t econ majors first heard about Paul Krugman. “Judas, Tax Cuts and the Great Betrayal”: The denarius, ancient Rome’s silver coin, was supposedly the daily wage of a manual worker. If so, the tax cuts that the richest 1 …
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Open Thread: “What Did the President Know, and When Did He Know It?… “
BREAKING: Trump lawyer: Tax returns from past 10 years show no "income of any type from Russian sources," with few exceptions. — The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2017 Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. …
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Strip me of everything including my pride
I don’t like doing fundraising posts all the time, and I don’t think readers like them much either, but I think it’s one of the most important things we can do here right now. Likewise, I don’t like those Daily Kos puff posts about candidates — I always hated the way they were trying to …
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CSR assumptions and impacts
Yesterday’s letter from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee illustrates the strategic dilemma insurers face as they have to set prices for next year. What should they assume on Trump administration monkey wrenching? Given the potential negative effects of federal legislative and/or regulatory changes, we believe it will be necessary to price-in those downside …
HHI hacking argument in Massachusetts
The New England Journal of Medicine has a great piece on the arguments of the Partners Effect in the Eastern Massachusetts healthcare and hospital market. It is framed as an explainer as to why Lahey Clinic and Beth-Isreal-Deaconess would want to merge as a matter of public interest instead of internal gains seeking: The system …
Open Thread: Still Grifting the “Golden Visas”
The Trump-Kushner family businesses are no longer a hypothetical conflict. https://t.co/a0goo5vuwi pic.twitter.com/sQ3b9zGPKa — Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) May 7, 2017 After furor in Beijing, Kushner slide showing Trump as EB-5 decisionmaker remains in Shanghai @keithbradsher reports https://t.co/ryaCGTJ9Hw — Mike Forsythe ??? (@PekingMike) May 7, 2017 Despite considerable attention over the weekend, the Kushner family has yet …
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