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Poll Shows Blacks More Tolerant of Gays. (Sorry, GOP.)

Word to conservatives: Don't bother trying to peddle your divisive politics to African-Americans; it won't work anymore. A post-election poll conducted by The Economist suggests that social issues may no longer be an effective means for Republicans to get Black voters...

On the Fiscal Extortion; Just Say No

Pressure for a deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year is building. Even minor tremors in the stock market are treated as auguries of the panic that will attend a failure to act. A multi-million dollar campaign funded by Wall Street...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: What Progressives Can Learn From Public Education’s "Fiscal Cliff" OurFuture.org's Jeff Bryant: "Public education’s fiscal cliff already happened … new austerity budgets passed by state legislatures [have resulted] in drastic cuts in direct...

Ellison: No Deal on Basic Security

Upon rumors of purported "grand bargain" including $400 billion in cuts to Medicare, Social Secuirty and Medicaid, Rep. Keith Ellision. the leader of the House Progressive Caucus, just said NO:   WASHINGTON- Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Co-Chair of the Congressional...

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