Daily Clips: June 7, 2017

Daily Clips: June 7, 2017

Brownback tax cuts set off a revolt by Kansas Republicans Nevada’s legislature just passed a radical plan to let anybody sign up for Medicaid Electric car sales are surging, IEA reports Hawaii becomes first state to formally adopt Paris Climate Accord pledges Georgia’s 6th Runoff | Karen Handel – “I do not support a livable wage” The top 100 economics blogs of 2017

Daily Clips: June 6, 2017

Daily Clips: June 6, 2017

As Trump lashes out, Republicans worry it could put their agenda at risk Taking single-payer seriously Time for Democrats to unite around Medicare for all Seattle will tax sugary soda pop but not diet; lattes apparently exempt (but maybe not their flavored syrups) Despite vow to end ‘catch and release’, immigrants freed U.S. small businesses to lobby Congress to oppose border tax

Daily Clips: June 5, 2017

Daily Clips: June 5, 2017

In Donald Trump’s America, the left rethinks its economics So, where are all those robots? Rex Tillerson misled Exxon Mobil investors on climate change, NY AG says Is there an emerging Democratic agenda? How Trump made wage theft routine Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism is destroying our democracy

Daily Clips: June 2, 2017

Daily Clips: June 2, 2017

Video: Leaving the Paris Accord is Trump’s most drastic statement yet US Vice President: Climate change is a left wing issue and puts too much burden on the economy Why consumers aren’t spending Inslee, New York Governor Cuomo, and California Governor Brown announce formation of United States Climate Alliance U.S. adds 138,000 jobs; unemployment rate falls to 4.3 percent

Daily Clips: June 1, 2017

Daily Clips: June 1, 2017

U.S. private sector adds 253,000 jobs in May Economists say Panama Papers and Swiss Leaks show the ultra-wealthy dodging taxes far more than believed Trump budget gets three-fifths of its cuts from programs for low- and moderate-income people Trump wants to kill the filibuster to give tax cuts to the rich The Democrats’ working-class problem Disarming the domestic abuser

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