How Do We Stop This Thing?
Chant with me, y’all: War—specifically the GOP’s war on women—what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Chant with me, y’all: War—specifically the GOP’s war on women—what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
What would Congress look like if it actually represented America’s diversity? Take a look at this curiously gorgeous infographic, courtesy of the folks at GOOD magazine.
If you’re confused about whether the budget deal Friday night was good or bad, give this rundown of the Republican victories by House Speaker John Boehner a read, from the Speaker’s blog.
It’s the 11th hour. And the budget was supposed to be about deficits and spending. But now the radical Right Wing is socking it to women. So the Democratic ladies of the Senate sock it back. Hard.
In mere hours, Republicans and Democrats will make a very important decision. Based on the 1995 and 1996 shutdowns, here are just some of the consequences we’ll incur today if the government shuts down, according to the Center for American Progress.
Planned Parenthood keeps landing smack-dab in the middle of the Republicans’ war on women, ostensibly for its abortion practice. But that seems strange, considering this chart.
Nope, it’s not. It’s about Republicans not budging on these ideological demands, which include cutting programs for low-income and middle-class people.
Republicans want to reduce the top tax rates for millionaires and billionaires from 35% to 25%. But where are they going to get the trillions of dollars they need to do that?
Yep, that’s how much House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan wants to slash over the next 10 years from Medicaid and mandatory programs serving low-income people.
The budget expires at midnight. Without a deal, the whole government shuts down. Who blinks first?