Republicans Unveil Huge Corporate Tax Cuts Paid For by Deficit-Spending
House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks during a weekly press conference in October.Andrew Harnik/AP Republicans in Congress finally released their tax cut plan on Thursday. The details of the 429-page bill will take days to decipher. But the overall aim remains clear: President Donald Trump and Republicans are prioritizing a massive corporate tax cut that will disproportionately benefit…
Chicken Farms Fueled a Massive Public Health Crisis—While the Government Turned a Blind Eye
shutterstock This story was originally published by Food and Environment Reporting Network. Antibiotic-resistant infections—everything from gastrointestinal illnesses to recurring urinary tract infections and staph—are among the most menacing issues in public health today, sickening 2 million people a year and killing at least 23,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So perhaps it’s…
Jeff Flake Is Retiring From the Senate
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a vocal intra-party critic of President Donald Trump, announced he will not seek reelection in 2018. Flake told the Arizona Republic, which broke the news of the announcement, that he he had concluded that “there may not be a place for a Republican like…