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Memphis itself had been legally blocked from removing the statues of Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest and Confederate president Jefferson Davis from two public parks, according to The Commercial Appeal. But in December, the city council voted unanimously to sell the parks to a local nonprofit, for a reported $1,000 each. That evening, the nonprofit took down the monuments.   … [Read more...] about Tennessee Republicans Punish Memphis For Removing Confederate Statues

In one experiment, the researchers presented two groups of participants with different sets of information. One group saw a graph showing white Americans losing majority status by 2050, while the other group’s graph showed whites remaining the majority through 2020. The two groups were then asked to allocate a certain amount of spending cuts to a variety of federal programs. The group shown the long-term demographic trend proposed harsher cuts to welfare and also had more negative views on racial minorities. … [Read more...] about Republicans Swear Food Stamp Debate Has No Racial Connotations

Five years ago, Corey Stewart was almost completely unknown in the national political arena. Few of his fellow Virginians devoted much thought to him. He lost badly in a statewide race to be the Republican Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, and retreated back to a minor post in Prince William County. Last year, Stewart emerged from hibernation to run for governor, again losing in the primary to Ed Gillespie, a corporate lobbyist and one-time chairman of the Republican National Committee. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Takeover Of The Republican Party Is Now Complete

Republicans control both chambers of the statehouse and have used the last weeks of the legislative session to try to weaken the Democratic Party and progressive policies before the arrival of Democratic Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer. A similar power grab has been unfolding in Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed bills Friday restricting the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general. … [Read more...] about Michigan Unions Dodge Republican Attack In Lame-Duck Session

 In a poll conducted by YouGov Blue for the progressive group Data for Progress (which supports the proposal), 61 percent of voters supported “imposing a 2% tax on the assets of those with a net worth over $50 million and a 3% tax on the assets of those with a net worth over $1 billion,” with 21 percent opposed and the rest neutral or unsure. Democrats supported the measure by an overwhelming 76 percent to 6 percent, and Republicans by a more modest 44 percent to 37 percent. … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Proposal Is Popular Even With Republicans