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The GOPs Primary Race To Oblivion

Yesterday, I wrote that Mitt Romney will have a long, humiliating road to the GOP convention. Michael Tomasky has detailed the stops along and humiliations along that road, and it's not pretty. He predicts Romney may end up with enough delegates to win the nomination,...

Tomorrow: Apple Store Protests Against Worker Abuse

People are organizing to protest in front of Apple stores timed to coincide with the iPad 3 launch tomorrow, to remind people that Apple is using exploited Chinese workers to build their products. I have been writing about the situation of exploited Apple workers in...

Kabuki Trigger Lock

Thing Progress reports: [A]ccording to Reuters, both Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-OH) are ready to cut below the level specified in the debt ceiling deal: Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are ready to break a hard-fought...

March 22 Verizon Day Of Action

On March 22, workers from the Communication Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will be joined by thousands of supporters to rally around the country to stand up to corporate greed, and in support of good jobs for the 99%. The rally...

Progressive Breakfast - 3/15/2012

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: Can Romney Hang...

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