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District Courts Push-Back

…The case alleges Trump unlawfully interfered with Congress’ power of the purse by impounding spending. Judge McConnell found the plaintiffs had adequately demonstrated they would be irreparably harmed if Trump’s…

Train Drain

…1887, Congress extended railroad regulation to the federal level by passing the Interstate Commerce Act, which forbade railroads from charging more to transport “like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances…

. . . the Sleeping Giant is Roaring

…they publish… The new rules give the Pentagon wide latitude to label journalists as security threats and revoke passes for those who obtain or publish information the agency says is…

Labor versus Market and Demand

…almost a certain result due to nobody is willing to challenge Tru_p privately, in public, in congress, etc,. We are economically adrift waiting for the worst to happen. Labor adds…

What Can Democrats Do Now?

…Legislation Over the decades, Congressional members have become further and further removed and accountable to their individual constituents. With growing representative populations, flawed and defective Congressional rules, and political gerrymandering, Congressional members…