RSN: Elizabeth Warren Makes a Case for Democrats to Be the Anti-Corruption Party

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RSN: Elizabeth Warren Makes a Case for Democrats to Be the Anti-Corruption Party

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Warren was speaking at Georgetown University, at an event called The War on Regulation, and her speech was a robust defense of federal agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the parts of the government that keep lead paint out of toys, insecticide out of medicine, and bad brakes out of cars.

The point seems obvious, but it bears repeating: while much of the press, and therefore the country, is preoccupied by the President’s daily outbursts on Twitter and by the leaks and twists of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have been aggressively rolling back regulations of all kinds. The effects of some of these changes may not be directly felt by the voting public for years, when a major health crisis, a financial collapse, or some other catastrophe suddenly arrives, but the risks are being created right now.

The Daily 202: Five overshadowed stories spotlight Trump’s domestic priorities

The Daily 202: Five overshadowed stories spotlight Trump’s domestic priorities

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook, WARREN’s town hall advice — HEALEY v. Cambridge Analytica — HOOKER stays

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook, WARREN’s town hall advice — HEALEY v. Cambridge Analytica — HOOKER stays

WAS GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER ASLEEP WHEN THIS HAPPENED? 

- "State revenue chief hired friends, associates," by Frank Phillips, Boston Globe: "Michael Heffernan's tenure as state revenue chief proved to be a job bonanza for a half-dozen of his associates, including Wellesley residents, former co-workers, and Wellesley Country Club golfers. A review of resumes and other documents obtained by the Globe reveals that Heffernan, whom Governor Charlie Baker made commissioner of the Department of Revenue in May 2016, provided these friends and colleagues with high-paying jobs within  the agency during his 15 months in the post."

- "US Sen. Elizabeth Warren blasts Mick Muvlaney's 'incomplete' response to questions on CFPB leadership," by Shannon Young, MassLive.com: "U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, again called on Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney Friday to address questions raised over his actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing that this previous responses to such inquiries were 'evasive, misleading or incomplete.'"

- "AG Healey announces investigation into data firm used by Trump campaign," by Eric Moskowitz, Boston Globe:"Responding to reports that a data firm employed by the Trump presidential campaign improperly harvested information on 50 million Facebook users, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Saturday launched a state investigation into the matter."

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MASSterList: Not doing enough? | 'Moral purity' | JOB BOARD MONDAY

MASSterList: Not doing enough? | 'Moral purity' | JOB BOARD MONDAY

THE MEDIA HAS GIVEN REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER A FREE RIDE, IGNORING THE SCANDALS SURROUNDING HIM, THE POLITICAL HACKS WHO PARTIED ON THE TAXPAYERS' DIME, THE CONTINUED FAILURES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THE COMMONWEALTH'S BOND RATING DOWN GRADE, DCF'S FAILURES AND MUCH ELSE  AS CHARLIE BAKER HAS CAMPAIGNED FOR RE-ELECTION DURING HIS ENTIRE TERM.  

WHERE'S THAT IMPROVED MIDDLEBORO ROTARY, CHARLIE? 

FROM JOE BATTENFIELD:

The disarray in the state police could become a potent issue in Baker’s re- election campaign, if his Democratic rivals try to exploit it.

Baker has modeled himself as a capable, fiscally prudent manager, but the police scandals have kept him on his heels lately.

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: The 'BERNIE in our backyard' -- MICELI on the mend -- Boston’s LOGAN bests N.Y.’s JFK

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: The 'BERNIE in our backyard' -- MICELI on the mend -- Boston’s LOGAN bests N.Y.’s JFK

- "Mick Mulvaney would appreciate it if Elizabeth Warren would zip it and let him destroy the C.F.P.B. in peace," by Bess Levin, Vanity Fair:"Unfortunately for ol' Mick, while things have been going quite smoothly, re: rejiggering everything the [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]stands for, his path has not been without obstacles. Namely, Senator Elizabeth Warren who, strangely, isn't thrilled by the fact that the bureau she created is being run by a guy who thinks it's financial institutions, rather than consumers, that need protecting. We are progressively moving to a response that I want to send her, which is essentially to say, 'Look, if you don't like what I am doing, complain to the person who wrote the statute.'"

Who is Mick Mulvaney? Budget and CFPB Director | NowThis

From Ronald Reagan’s envelope stuffer to Donald Trump’s budget director, meet the self-diagnosed right-wing nutjob Mick Mulvaney – Narrated by Elizabeth Warren. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe In his first budget proposal, Mulvaney called for massive cuts to education, environmental protection, medical research, and housing programs and instead insisted on using taxpayer money to build the US-Mexico border wall.

Ronan Farrow | Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity

Ronan Farrow | Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity

THIS IS THE COST OF DESTROYING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS -  CONCEALING GENOCIDE - TYRANTS FLOURISH WITHOUT IT:

Two Reuters reporters covering military operations against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority were returned to jail Tuesday. (photo: Getty)

Two Reuters Journalists Face 14 Years in Burmese Prison After Exposing Massacre of Rohingya Muslims 
Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "In Burma, two journalists from the Reuters news agency have entered their third month in jail. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested on December 12 and charged with violating Burma's Official Secrets Act. They have been denied bail and face up to 14 years in jail." 
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CFPB INVESTIGATED THE WELLS FARGO SCANDAL, FORCING THEM TO ADDRESS THEIR ILLEGAL PRACTICES. CONSUMERS HAVE NO OTHER PROTECTION FROM VULTURES AND IT'S BEING GUTTED AND DESTROYED:

Mick Mulvaney attends a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., November 28, 2017. (photo: Susan Walsh/AP)

The CFPB's Declaration of Dependence 
Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica 
Eisinger writes: "Born as a fiercely independent agency meant to protect citizens, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quickly been subsumed into the Trump administration. Banks, student-loan agencies and payday lenders are the winners." 
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Progressive Breakfast: Trump Fills The Swamp To Exploit College Students

Progressive Breakfast: Trump Fills The Swamp To Exploit College Students

Trump Believes Terrorist Attack Could Save GOP in 2018

Trump Believes Terrorist Attack Could Save GOP in 2018