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On Dec. 27, 2017, self-professed “hillbilly” Paula Jean Swearengin flew from her hometown of West Virginia to the posh enclave of Beverly Hills, Calif., to participate in a forum of reform-minded women running for Congress. But Swearengin, who is running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate against incumbent Joe Manchin, has more in common with feisty fictional Southern union organizer Norma Rae than with the Clampetts of “Beverly Hillbillies.”

This article originally appeared at Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI).

Following a slate of progressive wins in late 2017, all eyes are on the 2018 elections. Many across the political spectrum now think the midterms could be a “Blue Wave”—with Democrats sweeping into office up and down the ballot. But amid all the buzz, a critical question remains: Which Democrats will ride the Blue Wave into power? Will it be those who accept campaign contributions from and act on behalf of wealthy oil and gas executives and lobbyists, or will it be those willing to take a stand... Читать дальше...

Seven months after President Ronald Reagan took office, he signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. Like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that hurtled through the GOP Congress this past December, Reagan’s tax cut took from the poor and gave to the rich. As Reagan explained during his Sept. 21, 1980, presidential debate with John Anderson, the cuts also promised an additional benefit: slashing the government’s “allowance” and forcing spending cuts.