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Offshorers Demand: No Taxes, No Risk
NAFTA places all of the jeopardy on the shoulders of workers and communities while substantially eliminating normal business risks for corporations. A new NAFTA must prioritize the needs of workers over the demands of corporations.
Progressive Breakfast
Congress Averts Shutdown For Two Weeks Congress just averted a government shutdown, for now. Fortune: "The U.S. Congress moved rapidly on Thursday to send President Donald Trump a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend, leaving fights over...
Why We've Got To Fight For Housing
Right now, in the United States of America, we’ve got somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000 people sleeping on the streets every single night. We’ve got to allow our voices to rise; we’ve got to stand up!
We Have A Housing Emergency. Here's How We Face It
Homelessness is on the rise, and the GOP's tax and budget plans will make the housing crisis worse. A People's Hearing on Housing with Congress members in Washington, DC highlighted these problems and solutions that match their scale.
Progressive Breakfast
Government May Shut Down Friday DACA fix looms over talks to prevent government shutdown. NPR: "Congress, once again, finds itself days away from a potential government shutdown and a fight over immigration could stand in the way of a deal to prevent it. 'It could...
GOP Tax Cuts Hardwire Inequity for Poor and Middle Class
New research from three top inequality analysts shows government policies since 1980 have systematically failed America’s poor. The GOP tax plan re-engineers government to fail America’s middle class, too.
The People's Hearing on the Housing Crisis
Grassroots leaders from across the country are in Washington to tell Congress about the struggle they face to afford housing. They are joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Jan Schakowsky at a live hearing.
Progressive Breakfast
Kochs Push Hard For Tax Cuts Conservative groups seeking support for tax cuts find it a hard sell. NYT: "A dozen high school students working for Americans for Prosperity, the conservative political network funded by Charles G. and David H. Koch, fanned out across the...
"Every Darn Penny": The GOP's Philosophy on Death and Taxes
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley scorns working-class families for "spending every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies." So why can't we all just be rich, like him? To Grassley, it all comes down to philosophy.
Progressive Breakfast
SCOTUS Rules Trump Travel Ban Can Proceed Trump travel ban to take effect after Supreme Court ruling. NYT: "The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the third version of the Trump administration’s travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges against it continue. The...
