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SCOTUS Shields Police In Shootings Police shootings stir outrage among some, but not the Supreme Court. NPR: "he U.S. Supreme Court has again stepped into the bitter public turmoil over police shootings of civilians, ruling Monday that an Arizona police officer is...
The Fight for Health Care: In It to Win It
Eight years: that’s how long an American president can serve, and it’s the age at which children start to solve problems on their own. It’s also how long we’ve had President Obama’s signature reform of health care, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Obama achieved goals...
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OK, KY Teachers Walk Out In Protest OK, KY teachers to walk out, plan huge rallies. CNN: "Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers are walking off the job Monday and holding rallies in their state capitols to pressure lawmakers. Inspired by the West Virginia strike in which...
Is the ‘Liberal World Order’ Worth Saving?
Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, recently wrote a column entitled “Liberal World Order, R.I.P.” Haass sees the post-World War II order succumbing to centrifugal forces. He foresees a fragmented and chaotic world made up of “regional...
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Red-State Teacher Rebellion Grows Red-State teacher rebellion hits OK, grows in AZ. AP: "A teacher rebellion that started in the hills of West Virginia spread like a prairie fire to Oklahoma this week and now threatens to reach the desert in Arizona. In the deep red...
Fighting for Our Health in New Hampshire and Vermont
Last week, I found myself where no parent ever wants to be: in a hospital emergency room, next to my big guy – he’s 7. On the way to school, he’d experienced severe abdominal pain and bleeding, so we rushed to the hospital. It happened so fast that we feared the...
Energy Independence Requires Steel Independence
Sustaining steel independence is a big part of what President Trump’s tariffs are about. They’re intended to revive American steel production which has been hammered by illegal trade practices, particularly in China.
Getting Granular on America’s Income Distribution
A Congressional Budget Office report once again reveals a rich outpacing — by a wide margin — everyone else.
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VA Chief Fired For Opposing Privatization Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans. NYT: "The department has become entangled in a brutal power struggle, with some political appointees choosing to promote their agendas instead of what’s best for veterans....
Democrats Can Win if They Lead on Education
While progressives lament their recent failure in an Illinois primary to knock out Dan Lipinski – a conservative, anti-abortion, Congressional Democrat who voted against the Affordable Care Act – they mostly fail to note where and how they won elsewhere in the state....
