Month: December 2017

Does the White Working Class Really Vote Against Its Own Interests? – POLITICO Magazine https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/31/trump-white-working-class-history-216200?cid=apn December 31, 2017 | Illustration by Daniel Downey, Jr. As

Trump’s Hostile Takeover of Party of Reagan – Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/trumps-hostile-takeover-of-party-of-reagan-w512710 He has conquered the party of Reagan and is fulfilling a dream of the

Documents shed light on North Korea’s startling gains in sea-based missile technology – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/documents-shed-light-on-north-koreas-startling-gains-in-sea-based-missile-technology/2017/12/27/dd82878a-e749-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.67aa863f8db3 A few months after the collapse of the

Among the big changes contained in the tax overhaul signed by President Trump last week is a little-remarked-upon provision changing the way inflation is calculated.

The Trump administration said Sunday that the United Nations budget has been reduced for the coming year, and it framed any cuts as the product

When Trump forbade a Christmas tree — and other forgotten stories from the ‘war on Christmas’ – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/25/when-trump-forbade-a-christmas-tree-and-other-forgotten-stories-from-the-war-on-christmas/?utm_term=.f0bc1c6a5366 Trump vows to make

This Should Freak Everyone Out: The Arctic Will Never Be Frozen Again – Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/12/this-should-freak-everyone-out-the-arctic-will-never-be-frozen-again/ And it will affect all of us. Eric HolthausDec.

NPR – December 25, 2017 The U.S. has ended a temporary residency program for almost 60,000 Haitians who had been allowed to legally enter the

In Tax Overhaul, Trump Tries to Defy the Economic Odds – The New York Times https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/business/economy/tax-bill-economy.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Dec. 20, 2017 A North Carolina plant that recycles

Why Don’t Most Americans Know They’re Getting a Tax Cut? – The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/why-dont-63-percent-of-americans-realize-theyre-getting-a-tax-cut-for-christmas/548852/ Four out of five taxpayers will see their bills reduced in