Articles filed under Politics
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Facebook bans Farrakhan, Jones, Yiannopoulos as 'dangerous'May 02, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook said Thursday it has permanently banned several far-right figures and organizations, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones,...
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Newsroom settings change, but goals don'tMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - I'm thinking about newsrooms today. I'm looking around me at a cavernous gray chamber that has been stripped of 23 years of personality. Twenty-three years of iconic new...
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Amid good news, can Democrats talk down the economy?May 02, 2019 1:00 am - "The recession talk in late 2018 got way, way out of hand," New York Times economic reporter Neil Irwin tweeted a few days ago. Indeed it did. Irwin's tweet came shortly...
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Biden's trump cards: Restoration, reassurance and tranquilityMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Joe Biden's decision to seek the presidency is a clarifying event. It will require those who see Donald Trump's tenure as disastrous to decide whether...
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State Senate approves constitutional shift to graduated income taxMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois state Senate voted today to eliminate the constitutional requirement of a flat income tax. The vote passed 40-19 along strict party lines in the Democratic...
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Myth busting and a new revision of masterpiece on discriminationMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Yes, there is a fact-based argument regarding graduated income taxApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Anyone who pays attention to state government knows Illinois' fiscal system is a hot mess. Illinois has a huge - as in $8 billion plus - accumulated deficit in its Gener...
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Graduated plan that would tax more people at highest rate could see Senate vote WednesdayApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Senate proposal also would end estate tax, add way to freeze school property taxes
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The empathy factor in 2020Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - In 2008, when Sarah Palin entered the stage to debate her fellow vice presidential candidate, Joe Biden, she asked him first thing: "Hey, can I call you Joe?" It was a c...
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Unlikely allies backing plan to raise gas tax to fund transportationApr 29, 2019 5:30 am - Not just one, but two bills seeking to raise the gas tax to pay for transportation are circulating in the General Assembly and could come to a head soon. Springfield has...