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Progressive Breakfast: Mitch, Chuck and the Big “What If” for DREAMers

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MORNING MESSAGE America Reyes Mitch, Chuck and the Big “What If” for DREAMers My name is America, and I am a DREAMer. Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, and their colleagues need to step up and show me, my sisters and everyone who votes that they can lead, or if their promises are just another big, empty "What If" to everyone who believes in the American Dream. Government Reopens, For Now Congress has voted to end the government shutdown. Vox: “After a three-day standoff, Congress has voted to reopen the government — but only for three weeks. In a last-minute decision, Senate Democrats agreed to pass a spending bill that would fund the federal government through February 8, and fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years, with an assurance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to negotiate some kind of immigration deal within that time period and put a bill on the floor for a vote. The House passed the same spending bill a few hours later. Law...

What the federal tax law means for Massachusetts

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MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. Study Finds Federal Tax Changes Primarily Benefit Massachusetts' Highest Income Households, Outlines Potential State Responses   Rather than making the kinds of investments in people and communities that could strengthen the economy and expand opportunity, the federal government recently enacted a $1.5 trillion tax cut package that is tilted sharply towards very high income-households and corporations.   The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center's new  report  finds that in 2019 the average tax cut - including the effects of corporate cuts that eventually flow through to individuals - for the highest-income one percent of Massachusetts households will be $84,720. These tax cuts will likely lead to deep cuts in federal programs that people in Massachusetts rely on, and will make it very unlikely that ...

Afrin Offensive: Erdogan’s Madness Continues

Dear Friend, Syrians can not have peace. After a lull, Turkey has launched an offensive against Kurdish-controlled Afrin district in north-western Syria. In addition, Turkey has also mobilised the Syrian militant groups under its tutelage in Azaz and Idlib in Syria, and in Kilis and Hatay provinces of Turkey, the latter of which has a substantial presence of Arabs and Syrian refugees, hence the Kurdish-controlled Afrin enclave has been surrounded from all sides by Turkey and its proxies. Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come together as one family! You can subscribe to our news letter here  http://www.countercurrents.org/news-letter/.  In Solidarity Binu Mathew Editor Countercurrents.org Afrin O...