Washington This whole thing about taxing the rich is getting serious. There were more than 150 people in a wonk policy festival organized brilliantly by the Institute for Policy Studies and the Economic Policy Institute, two of the most respected research centers in Washington. Talking about taxes in general is mind-numbing, head spinning, headache producing …
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Progressive Philanthropists’ Reunion at the Hunter Gathering
Washington Progressive philanthropists? Is that an oxymoron? Is there even such a thing? Well, yes, in fact there is, or so they say, so take my word for it. Where would you be able to host a meeting of progressive philanthropists? You think the answer is a telephone booth, don’t you? No, there answer is …
Raise the Wage Act
Washington Landing in President Trump’s “swamp” in Washington early in the morning, I turned on my phone for email. There was an ACTION ALERT! I knew it was important, because it was all in capital letters, the universal signal for emergency. Scanning quickly, it was not an emergency for me at all, but a …