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In the new Trump presidency, we have got to remain focused. We can’t panic. No matter how many executive orders he signs or statements he issues, our goal is the same: We must fight to create an America based on economic, social & environmental justice. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders

The simple truth is that Trump ignored almost every major issue facing this country’s working families in his first speech

theguardian.com

The world's richest man is concerned about "government overspending." Yet his concern about deficits seems to disappear when it comes to extending tax cuts that will disproportionately benefit billionaires like him. Tax cuts that will balloon the deficit by $5 trillion, btw.

Republicans gear up for the coming battle over $5 trillion tax cut's costs

Republicans are united on extending the 2017 tax cuts, but at odds on how to offset the cost.

cnbc.com

One major reason we still have a for-profit healthcare system is because the health insurance industry spends millions each year paying off Congress to protect it. We don’t talk about that enough. 2024 donations: UHC: $4M Cigna: $1.7M Centene: $1.6M Aetna: $1.3M Humana: $1.3M

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!