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Joseph E. Stiglitz | The US Donor Relief Act of 2017

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08 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Joseph E. Stiglitz | The US Donor Relief Act of 2017    Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project Syndicate   Stiglitz writes: "There is nothing about the GOP's recently-passed tax package that lives up to its proponents' promises; it is neither a reform effort nor an equitable tax cut. Rather, the bill embodies all that is wrong with the Republican Party, and to some extent, the debased state of American democracy."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

MEMORY LANE 2017

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2017   Occupy Democrats 's  photo . January 8, 2017 at 8:49pm  ·  Occupy Democrats December 28, 2016 at 1:30pm  ·  Wake up, America! The Bitchy Pundit January 7, 2017 at 10:30pm  ·  "From later this month, Mr. Trump will be responsible for appointing the heads of many of the bodies that regulate Wells Fargo and the other institutions he owe s money to, including JP Morgan, BlackRock, Deutsche Bank and Prudential. Another company the President-elect owes money to, MetLife Inc., is currently engaged in a court battle with the US government over attempts to regulate it more strictly. Mr. Trump would have the power to drop the court case when he takes office on January 20.Documents also reveal that companies partly owned by Mr. Trump have borrowed significant sums from the state-owned Bank of China, despite the President-elect’s repeated verbal attack