EP 05: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan
Latest Podcast: The Trump Challenge in NY – A Talk with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
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EP 05: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan
Latest Podcast: The Trump Challenge in NY – A Talk with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
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Trump and Republican Allies Speed Up Social Security’s Insolvency Date
The fracture point – the point at which Social Security will become insolvent – for the Social Security and MedicareContinue Reading
Republicans’ Long Held Dream of Slashing Health Insurance for Millions About to Come True
Unfortunately, the decades long Republican party effort to strip millions of Americans from a basic right to health insurance seems Continue Reading
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House Bill Guts $ Billions in Funding for New York’s Health Care System in Just a Few Months
National attention on “The Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 focused on taxContinue Reading
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Crazytown 2025: Republicans Create Fiscal Chaos, Destructive Budget Proposal; What’s Going On?
The Republicans who control the House and Senate have begun their process to pass a giant Budget Reconciliation package ofContinue Reading
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Medicaid On The Chopping Block; Millions of NYers Are Vulnerable But We Can Fight Back
With nearly half the state’s population dependent on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act for their health coverage, and FederalContinue Reading
AND NOW FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS
After several weeks of the Trump-Musk onslaught against the American government, the House and Senate Republicans are stepping up toContinue Reading
Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S. : How Many are There and What’s Their Status Now That Trump Has Arrived?
In the course of a few days, Donald Trump has begun laying the groundwork to deport millions of unauthorized/undocumented immigrantsContinue Reading
THE HANDY REFERENCE GUIDE TO TRUMP LIES 2.0
During the Trump second term, Americans can expect another onslaught of lies, far more than any fact checker could handle.Continue Reading
A Cruise, Post-election Blues and Missing Democrats
My wife and I left for a river cruise in France the afternoon after the Presidential election; we already hadContinue Reading
