Jim Gallagher
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Apr 08
5 things to know about tariffs and how they work
FROM PBS NEWS AT https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/5-things-to-know-about-tariffs-and-how-they-work Economy Updated on Apr 3, 2025 6:51 PM EDT — Published on Mar 4, 2025 4:49 PM EDT By — Paul Wiseman, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them. Tariffs are a …
Mar 05
Fact Checking Trump’s Address to Joint Congress- Mar. 4, 2025
By PolitiFact Staff March 5, 2025 President Donald Trump recapped six weeks of aggressive efforts to cut the federal workforce, reorganize the economy and reorient foreign policy in his first address to a joint session of Congress. The March 4 speech was long by historical standards — about an hour and 40 minutes — and …
Feb 05
37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump’s executive orders
Politico By Liset Cruz, Ali Bianco, Megan Messerly, Abhinanda Bhattacharyya and Anna Wiederkehr 02/05/2025 02:00 AM PST President Donald Trump on the campaign trail last summer disavowed Project 2025, saying he knew nothing about the effort. But many of the conservative blueprint’s ideas have made their way into his early executive orders, signaling the sweeping …
Jan 02
The Women’s March Rebranded and Reorganized. Now They’re Ready for 2025
from Time magazine 5 minute read One day after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump protestors fill the streets during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 held in the area surrounding the Washington Mall.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis —Getty Images By Rebecca Schneid December 18, 2024 3:13 PM EST When activist and organizer …
Dec 08
5 Takeaways From The Elections Now That They Are Finally Over
With the resolution of an incredibly close House race in California (Democrat Adam Gray unseated incumbent Republican John Duarte), we now know the major results of the 2024 balloting a month after Election Day. It’s a good time to set aside Republican spin claiming a massive landslide victory and Democratic rationalizations about this or that …
Nov 06
Bernie Sanders remark on Instagram re: 2024 election
It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right. Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCC3TFUBbkO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== “While I concede this election, I will not …
Sep 29
A new way forward…
Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are fighting for a New Way Forward that protects our fundamental freedoms, strengthens our democracy, and ensures every person has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead. As a prosecutor, Attorney General, Senator, and now Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris always stood …
Sep 03
NPR: What to watch for in the post-Labor Day campaign sprint
2024 Election NPR What to watch for in the post-Labor Day campaign sprint September 3, 20245:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Domenico Montanaro For the first time in two months, the presidential election is actually set. There are sure to be lots more surprises — and nail biting — to come, though. Here are …
Aug 06
Harris Picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate
IN WSJ By John McCormick, Tarini Parti and Catherine Lucey Updated Aug. 6, 2024 5:44 pm ET Vice President Kamala Harris has named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. WSJ’s Ken Thomas explains what Walz brings to the Democrats’ election showdown with Donald Trump and JD Vance. Photo: Photo: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images The …
Jul 03
Letters: If Joe Biden steps down, so should Donald Trump
from Chicago Tribune Editorial Page July 3rd, 2024 I, like millions of other Americans and people from around the world, watched the cringe-worthy presidential debate. Neither candidate inspires confidence in the United States as a world leader. What I find most interesting is Sunday’s editorial (“As America sank into the couch, Biden and Trump combined …
We want you to join us at our next meeting, Monday, APRIL 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm!
The Chino Valley Democratic Club will meet on Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m., in a hybrid in-person/ Zoom online meeting. The Club recommends participants contact chinovalleydemocrats21@gmail.com (mail to:chinovalleydemocrats21@gmail.com) for the location or go to the Zoom link https://tinyurl.com/f47tjtj4 and join at the designated date and time, Monday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. It is recommended that participants join the meeting 10-15 minutes before the meeting starts.
On the agenda, A history presentation by a member of the California Young Democrats of San Bernardino County on the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 and how excessive Tariffs led to the great economic depression, observance of April as National Fair Housing month, coverage of local and National events, and a strategic discussion on our next steps. The public is invited.
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