Mike Ludwig of Truthout: Now that Trump and Jeff Sessions have revived the war on drugs, Democrats are using weed as a wedge issue to win over voters.
The GOP tax law's deduction for owners of entities like law firms and hedge funds will benefit the wealthiest Americans.
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC, which he cofounded. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.