A couple of things motivated me to write today’s article. Perhaps most prominent among them was Paul Krugman’s opinion piece in the New York Times entitled, The G.O.P.’s Long War Against Medicare and Social Security. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/opinion/columnists/republicans-medicare-social-security.html
Tag Archives: New Deal
Expanding On Monday’s Article
I don’t know what will or will not happen to the second part of the infrastructure package but at this point what we already have is a big deal (a “BFD”, if you prefer) and I want to spend another day talking about it.
The First Yes
Joe Biden takes office Wednesday afternoon. History is repeating itself with a Democratic President succeeding a Republican and a country in chaos (i.e. FDR and Barack Obama). There are some obvious priorities but today I want to suggest Biden quickly move on an “optional” one. Let’s explore. Continue reading The First Yes
A Goal And One Path
Sometime back in early December I wrote an article entitled, An Early Peak At The 2020 Senate Races, which was published on January 2nd. Things look even better for a Democratic takeover of the upper chamber with a month passed and the House freshman may have shown progressives a path to attain that goal. Let’s explore. Continue reading A Goal And One Path
Some Of What I Missed
As I mentioned in yesterday’s article I was away for a week or so. A lot happened during that time period and I’d like to comment on some of it today. Let’s explore. Continue reading Some Of What I Missed