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Republican Budget Endangers Americans at Work and Home

After the president issued a budget to slash and burn environmental, labor and educational programs, the guy responsible for the thing, Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, contended those financial massacres are the heart’s desire of the...

We Must Filibuster Gorsuch's Federalist Society Agenda

You probably have a better chance of becoming a judge in China without being a Communist than you have of making it to the Supreme Court under Republicans without the support of the hard-right Federalist Society. Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s nominee, has passed this test....

The Return of the Railroad Robber Baron

Mirror, mirror on the boardroom wall, who’s the greediest CEO of them all? This spring, as always, that’s going to be a tough call. We have so many worthy candidates. How about, for instance, the outgoing CEO at Coca-Cola? Muhtar Kent will be stepping down as Coke’s...

Trump's EPA Cuts: No One Will Protect Us

President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency terrify me. They will gut the agency, removing protections for American families and our children. As I travel from one polluted community to the next, women weep as they hold their children,...

Immigration Crackdown Sparks Silicon Valley Protests

The TV show Silicon Valley regularly makes fun of tech companies that promise to "make the world a better place." Now, Tech Stands Up and Silicon Valley Rising want tech companies to follow through on this promise - starting with their workers. [vimeo 98720197 w=400...

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