Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere review – Paul Mason restages global protests

This live incarnation of Guardian columnist Paul Mason’s book about the surge of worldwide global protest comes from the performance-lecture tradition but opens out into something altogether more democratic. It’s galvanising stuff, both personal and deeply...

Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion, Setting Stage for Showdown

By ABBY GOODNOUGH and MITCH SMITH March 30, 2017 Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have expanded Medicaid in his state, setting up a potential showdown next week with a Legislature that, while heavily Republican, has...

Republicans face ‘tough environment’ but tax reform possible, former GOP tax writer says

While Republicans face a “tough environment” in the wake of the failure on their health-care bill, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll have to scale back their larger tax reform efforts to just tax cuts, former House Ways and Means Chair Dave...