“The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t just redistribute trillions of dollars to corporate shareholders; or provide a windfall to wealthy business owners; or repeal the tax on estates worth more than $5.5 million dollars: It also allows the heirs of those estates to avoid paying any capital gains on their inherited assets — while ending a tax credit for adoption expenses which was specifically designed to encourage adoption.” More …
Despite Trump Campaign Promise, Billionaires’ Tax Loophole Survives Again
“From early in the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump swore he’d do away with the so-called carried-interest loophole, the notorious tax break that allows highly compensated private-equity managers, real estate investors (Trump!) and venture capitalists to be taxed at a much lower rate than other professionals.Yet the sweeping tax legislation released by House Republicans leaves the treatment of carried interest untouched.” More …
The Climate Report President Trump Thinks You’re Too Stupid to Read
The report refines our understanding of key issues that have huge implications for how we live today and in the future. More …
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Benefits from Business Ties to Putin’s Inner Circle
Trump cabinet member retains a stake in company that provides shipping for Putin’s son-in-law and sanctioned oligarchs. More …
The Recruitables: Why Trump’s Team Was Easy Prey for Putin
“A former CIA officer looks at the personality traits that might have allowed Russian intelligence to manipulate key members of the president’s inner circle.” More …
Walruses Face ‘Death Sentence’ as Trump Administration Fails to List Them As Endangered
“Fish and Wildlife Service decides Pacific walrus may be able to adapt to loss of sea ice and is unlikely to be seen as endangered ‘in the foreseeable future’.” More…
How Facebook, Google and Twitter ’embeds’ helped Trump in 2016
“A study reveals employees the companies placed in the Trump campaign played a surprisingly active role in shaping its message and targeting voters.” More …
Interior Department Proposes Huge Hike in National Park Fees
Entry fees at some of the country’s most popular national parks would nearly triple under a new plan announced by the Interior Department. More …
Report: Russian Lawyer Coordinated With Kremlin Before Trump Tower Meeting
Its starting to look a lot like collusion. More …
Conservative Hunters & Fishers May Help Determine the Fate of National Monuments
“Sporting groups have entered the political fray in the monuments debate.” More …