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New Poor People's Campaign Kicks Off 40 Days Of Protest New Poor People's Campaign echoes MLK in 1968, LA Times: "Hundreds of poor and low-wage workers, clergy and activists were arrested Monday outside the U.S. Capitol and at statehouses across the country as they...
We Can Build an America That Works for All of Us
I’m stepping up to run for Congress because I’m sick and tired of working my heart out to support other people working their hearts out to not get any further ahead. We can fight for a politics that work for all of us. So that’s what we’re doing, and we’re doing it deeply.
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Big Pharma Relieved By Trump's Prescription Drug Strategy Trump's unimpressive plan to Lower drug prices. Bloomberg: "In what he described Friday as “the most sweeping action in history to lower the price of prescription drugs for the American people,” President...
Convenient Tales About Riches Within Reach
Over the course of her 96 years, Sylvia Bloom pinched pennies into a multi-million-dollar fortune, then gave that fortune away to help others. She deserves credit. The flacks for our wealthy who so loudly salute her thrift and caring, on the other hand, deserve only a Bronx cheer. They’re exploiting Bloom’s remarkable life — and other lives like hers — into a rationalization for the riches of our richest.
Providing a Chance for a Better Way of Life
Paulette Jordan, candidate for governor of Idaho, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 24th, 2018. Jordan, a former member of the Coeur D'Alene Tribal Council, has served in the Idaho Legislature since 2014. I was born and raised on the Coeur...
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Progressives Endorse Candidates in NY, CA Progressive groups endorse Dems in two key House races. The Hill: "Two major national progressive groups have unveiled endorsements for Democratic challengers running in key House races in New York and California. Democracy...
Primary Day: Lessons for Democrats
Pundits should avoid, at all costs, the sin of “premature evaluation.” The May 7 primaries did not send a simple or unambiguous message. One thing remains clear, however: In November, the Democrats’ fate depends largely on turnout. Dems have a good chance of retaking...
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Firms Paid Millions To Access Trump, Fuel Alt-Right Russia-linked company that hired Michael Cohen registered alt-right websites during election. WaPo: "A company at the center of widening questions involving President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen is listed...
Charter Schools Threaten the Existence of Public Education
Proclaiming May 6-12 National Charter Schools Week, President Trump kicked off a huge public relations campaign by the charter industry to ballyhoo the supposed success of these schools, although that success is a matter of bitter and ongoing dispute. But one outcome...
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Cordray Wins In Ohio Cordray wins Democratic primary for Ohio governor. Bloomberg: "Richard Cordray, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, won the Democratic primary for Ohio governor Tuesday after promising to focus on families’ economic...
