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Critics Say GOP’s Budget Blueprint Is a Thinly Veiled Ploy to Slash Key Programs
“A vote for the GOP budget is a vote to cut Social Security and Medicare,” Social Security Works said.
Layoffs at West Virginia University Expose Right-Wing Trends Sweeping Higher Ed
Unspoken right-wing ideological motivations operate beneath the language of brute financial calculus.
Colleges Say They’re Cash-Strapped Yet Pay Top Dollar for Anti-Union Consultants
Colleges and universities are turning to anti-union “efficiency” experts to address budgetary shortfalls.
A Small Cadre of GOP Hard-Liners Is Pushing US Toward Government Shutdown
If the shutdown occurs, it will be because Speaker McCarthy let the far right dictate critical legislative decisions.
Medicaid “Unwinding” Is Largest Loss of Health Coverage in US History
After the U.S. uninsured rate hit a record low in 2022, millions are now losing health coverage simultaneously.
Unveiled House GOP Budget Targets Medicaid, Food Benefits With Trillions in Cuts
It also calls for the establishment of a “bipartisan debt commission” to crack down on Social Security and Medicare.
GOP May Force Government Shutdown Over Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care
Republican proposals for funding the federal government contain measures that are unlikely to win many Democratic votes.
Republicans Aim to Sneak Hundreds of Pro-Corporate Riders Into Must-Pass Bills
The sheer number of riders means that they truly run the gamut of the right-wing imagination.
Biden’s Budget Includes Tax Hikes Targeting Corporations and the Rich
While the plan still keeps corporate tax rates relatively low, progressives applauded the hikes as “long overdue.”
Biden’s 2024 Budget Calls for Revival of Expanded Child Tax Credit
The expanded child tax credit kept millions of adults and children out of poverty in 2021.