'Big Ugly bill:' Congressman Hank Johnson Slams GOP-Backed Reconciliation Bill, Warns of Impact on Working Americans

Why Jeff Bezos Loves Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill

Sarah Anderson, The Nation The legislation contains massive giveaways to the oligarch class.

'Big ugly bill:' Congressman Hank Johnson slams GOP-backed reconciliation bill, warns of impact on working Americans

Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson slams House bill, citing cuts to vital programs and benefits to billionaires.

So Complex And So Fragile

Thanks to wikipedia for this example of a rebel Goldberg machine The passage of the felon president’s Big Ugly Bill in the wee hours of Thursday coming up on a holiday weekend should send a super chill through the backbone of every American who loves this country and its people. This bill was designed for the .1% of Americans at the very tip top. What it did was to show just how much at the mercy we are with an unstable government with an unstab…

Robert Reich: Here are 10 things you need to know about Trump’s big ugly bill

By Robert Reich / AlterNet / May 22, 2025 The old professor in me thinks the best way to convey to you how utterly awful the so-called “one big beautiful bill” passed by the House last night, May 22, actually is would be to give you this short ten-question exam. (Answers are in parenthesis, but first try to answer without looking at them.) 1. Does the House’s “one big beautiful bill” cut Medicare? (Answer: Yes, by an estimated $500 billion.) 2. …