Republican politicians
Goodbye to Paul Ryan—For Now
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Rep. Paul Ryan is going home. The question now is what advocates should be doing to reframe the discussion about this country’s priorities.
National Rifle Association
Grieving Students and Parents Face the Desperate NRA and its Lawmaker Lackeys
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Political doublespeak reaches new heights as a legislator who promises the “most sweeping gun reform package in the nation’s history” indicates that his bill would preserve Americans’ “right” to buy and own assault weapons.
Senate Tax Bill 2017
What Nonprofits Can Expect in the GOP Tax Bill
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The tax overhaul bill is reaching its final stages. Is the charitable deduction alive? Is a revision of the Johnson Amendment still at play? Will high nonprofit salaries and endowments be taxed at a higher rate?
Democrats and black voters
Historic Jones Win Flips the National Script—Especially upon a Closer Look
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Doug Jones’s win over Roy Moore in Alabama deserves a look—not just at the results, but at the coalition of voters and the nonprofits that were part of making the win happen in a state known for voter supression tactics.
Johnson Amendment
Tax Reform Measure Passes Senate without Repeal of Johnson Amendment Attached
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There’s still time to preserve the 63-year-old Johnson Amendment prohibition against churches and other charities from taking political contributions and supporting or opposing political candidates.
Republican politicians
Two GOP Senators Break Ranks on Tax Plans
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Many of us would like the chance to mourn the death of the GOP tax overhaul proposals. Will this ill-conceived package of proposals that promise to increase inequality while damaging the nonprofit sector go the way of the ACA repeal-and-replace? The answer to that question may be in the hands of a few members of the GOP themselves.
Transparency
Could Judge Roy Moore Be the Poster Child for Dangerous Marriages of Charity and Politics?
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Maintaining a clear distinction between nonprofit charitable work and electioneering may need even higher priority in today’s partisan climate. Judge Roy Moore may be providing the charitable community with a model that needs attention and scrutiny.
program cuts
Why Nonprofits Must Be Political: A Case in Point
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Looking at the cuts to the teen pregnancy program through the lens of history and politics suggests that nonprofits must consistently think politically—it’s not always about evidence.
Boy Scouts of America
Trump Addresses Boy Scouts Jamboree in Spirit of Careless Rambling Partisanship
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Maybe the president considered keeping his message above the political fray for a moment, but it all soon descended.
Congressional Budget Office
CBO Scores the Senate GOP Health Plan while GOP Measures Prospects
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The bill is estimated to reduce federal spending by more than $1 trillion, reduce revenues by $701 billion, and reduce the number of people with health insurance by 22 million.