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2/17/17 link roundup
As always, check the comments for links as well. (I often forget to mention that in the post, sorry.)
Activism / Resources (To Do)
* Report Shows ‘Untapped Power’ of Constituent Advocacy (Roll Call). I wasn't sure how to take this, as it seems to argue against phone calls in addition to arguing for in-person advocacy.
Analysis (To Read)
Here's How Much Betsy DeVos And Her Family Paid To Back GOP Senators Who Will Support Her (MSN)
* Voting Laws Roundup 2017 (Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law)
* The voting rights manifesto: a state-by-state plan to defend democracy (Vox)
* No Limits: How Obamacare made health insurance work for this sick boy — and thousands like him. (Vox)
* The Real Reason Why Andy Puzder Won’t Become Labor Secretary (The Nation). Really interesting how the Betsy DeVos hearings helped kill Puzder's nomination.
* The Resistance Prevented Puzder from Becoming Labor Secretary (The Nation). I feel like this article stopped about 2/3 of the way through, before talking about what the organized labor resistance was actually DOING. But still interesting.
* This Emoluments Thing Isn’t Going Away (Slate)
* E.P.A. Workers Try to Block Pruitt in Show of Defiance (NYT)
Activism / Resources (To Do)
* Report Shows ‘Untapped Power’ of Constituent Advocacy (Roll Call). I wasn't sure how to take this, as it seems to argue against phone calls in addition to arguing for in-person advocacy.
Analysis (To Read)
Here's How Much Betsy DeVos And Her Family Paid To Back GOP Senators Who Will Support Her (MSN)
* Voting Laws Roundup 2017 (Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law)
* The voting rights manifesto: a state-by-state plan to defend democracy (Vox)
* No Limits: How Obamacare made health insurance work for this sick boy — and thousands like him. (Vox)
* The Real Reason Why Andy Puzder Won’t Become Labor Secretary (The Nation). Really interesting how the Betsy DeVos hearings helped kill Puzder's nomination.
* The Resistance Prevented Puzder from Becoming Labor Secretary (The Nation). I feel like this article stopped about 2/3 of the way through, before talking about what the organized labor resistance was actually DOING. But still interesting.
* This Emoluments Thing Isn’t Going Away (Slate)
* E.P.A. Workers Try to Block Pruitt in Show of Defiance (NYT)