DL Open Thread: Mon., Dec. 30, 2019

How Corporate Lobbyists Won The Day On Trump’s Tax Cuts. It wasn’t just the bill itself, it’s how they hijacked the rules-making process. Bottom line?: Virtually none of the projected $150 billion in new corporate taxes will ever be collected.

The Meeting Where Trump Became The Religious Right’s Savior.  Don’t know how I missed this one, but it’s a must-read.

How Commanders’ Inaction Led To Death Of Six Marines In Training Disaster. The commanders, of course, then blamed the Marines they had let down.

US Air Strikes Kill 25 In Iraq.  In response to the killing of a ‘US civilian contractor’. Isn’t that the same as a mercenary?

How Columbus, Indiana Escaped The Fate Of The Rust Belt. I just might have to check this place out…

What do you want to talk about?