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A Pledge to Transform the Resistance, and America
Resistance to Trump is vital, but it is not enough; it only defines what we're against. If today's resistance is to become a lasting movement, voters must decide what we're for: a new pledge from leading progressives points the way.
Progressive Breakfast
PA Redraws Congressional Districts New PA Congressional map is a big win for Democrats. NYM: "Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court issued a new, redrawn map of the state’s congressional districts on Monday, and it looks very good for Democrats. The map, which the court had...
St. Paul Teachers Score a Win for Kids Over Big Money
State and local governments claim there's "no money" for public services like education, yet lavish huge tax breaks on corporations and the wealthy. The St. Paul teachers' union has shown progressives how to fight back, and win.
Progressive Breakfast
Student Survivors Demand Action On Gun Control Students seize control of gun debate, plan walkouts and march. NBC: "Students are taking hold of the gun debate in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, by organizing a series of school walkouts across the...
Trump’s "Harvest Box" Delivers an Empty Promise
"America's Harvest Box" is Trump administration's bid to "reinvent" food assistance to the poor. All it really does is heap shame on the hungry and offer private interests a new opportunity to enrich themselves at public expense.
Progressive Breakfast
WH Crushes Immigration Reform In Senate Senators fume after immigration bill failure. CNN: It was supposed to be a raucous, week-long, open floor debate on immigration - the President's signature issue and such a contentious topic that Democrats shut the government...
DeVos Denies Civil Rights and Stifles Dissent. But She's a Victim?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been dismantling policies that protect students' civil rights, yet accuses anyone who points this out of being "hurtful," and blocks them from having their voices heard. She threatens our democracy.
Trump's Big Infrastructure Con
Candidate Trump boasted he would double what Clinton said she’d spend on infrastructure. But the scheme he released this week fails to do that. Instead it robs vital safety-net programs to pay for a pittance of improvements. It's a con.
Kim Jung Un’s Sister Crushes Pence for Gold in Korea Peace Olympics
If peace diplomacy were an Olympic sport, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, won the Gold Medal hands down, while Vice President Mike Pence crashed and burned. That's a good thing for the possibility of world peace.
Progressive Breakfast
Mass Arrests Of Immigrants In Los Angeles ICE launches new immigration sweep in L.A. area; at least 100 detained so far. LA Times: "Federal officials are in the midst of an immigration enforcement operation in the Los Angeles area and have so far detained more than...
