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This Week In Techdirt History: January 5th – 11th

1 year ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the libel tourism of Devin Nunes was continuing to highlight the problems of weak anti-SLAPP laws. A patent troll got smacked down by an appeals court, while there was a twist in Oracle’s attacks on Google, and Apple became the latest company to up the ante in abusing […]
Leigh Beadon

Republicans officially unveil their plan: tax cuts for the rich paid for by the poor

1 year ago
Republicans need to figure out a way to fund their giant tax cut for the rich, and in a huge surprise their answer turns out to be benefit cuts for the poor. But check out how they're trying to frame it: STRENGTHEN MEDICARE FOR SENIORS MAKING MEDICAID WORK FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE REIMAGINING THE AFFORDABLE ...continue reading "Republicans officially unveil their plan: tax cuts for the rich paid for by the poor"
Kevin Drum

Donald Trump’s election hasn’t been great for the economy

1 year ago
The folks at the University of Michigan who do the monthly Survey of Consumer Sentiment have a whole bunch of interesting stuff they released yesterday. First up, as soon as Donald Trump was elected uncertainty over inflation surged upward: At the same time, as talk of tariffs ramped up, a lot of people decided it ...continue reading "Donald Trump’s election hasn’t been great for the economy"
Kevin Drum