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PoliticsGuardian International14m ago

Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman

If the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value tax The professional classes act like a Praetorian Guard for the super-rich. Having acquired some of the trappings of being rich, they defend the privileges of wealth – land, pr...

PoliticsThe Hill56m ago

National Guard unveils $292M plan to house service members for DC deployment

The National Guard announced on Thursday its $292 million plan to provide “up to 2,000 apartment-style lodging units” for guard members stationed in D. C. The housing contract was awarded to corporate lodging company Placemakr and is the largest interagency lodging acquisition in the National Gu...

PoliticsThe Hill2h ago

Biden backs off lawsuit over ghostwriter interview audio

Former President Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit to block the public release of recordings from his interviews he gave to a memoir ghostwriter several years ago.   Biden’s lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in the U. S.

PoliticsGrist2h ago

In Michigan, the price of energy is on the ballot and both parties know it

Christine Waugh-Fleischmann, an art teacher who said she spends up to $200 a week on gas driving to see her grandchildren, is a Democratic voter in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. One of the most competitive seats in the country, it is currently held by Republican Representative Tom Barre...

PoliticsThe Hill3h ago

Khanna echoes Mamdani’s calls for Netanyahu arrest

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif. ) on Friday echoed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) call for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of the foreign leader’s visit to the U.

PoliticsGuardian World3h ago

Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins

Jackson, set to replace Graham Platner, is prominent workers’ rights advocate and a leading progressive voice As cinemagoers flock to The Odyssey , Democrats in Maine are hoping that their long and perilous quest for a political hero ends in Troy. They are set to nominate lumberjack Troy Jackson...

PoliticsGuardian International3h ago

Staff turnover is rampant under Trump 2.0 – with insidious results | Arwa Mahdawi

A new report shows more Senate-confirmed staffers have left their jobs this time around than in his first term Donald Trump loves a construction project. He’s building a ballroom, revamping a reflecting pool, and overseeing the construction of a skyline-altering arch in Washington DC. For his n...