Archive
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...
A Newly Elected Democratic Socialist On How to Win in Trump Country
“If we talk to people on issues in a universal way, we are going to get their vote.” That's how Pleasant Hill, Iowa's newest city councilperson, socialist Ross Grooters, says he won his seat, and how he thinks others can run and win, too.
Progressive Breakfast
House, Senate To Reconcile Tax Cut Plans Republicans to reconcile House and Senate tax bills this week. WaPo: "Lawmakers are expecting an intense period of work starting Monday as lobbyists descend on the conference committee that will negotiate differences between...
It's Time To Change More Than Trump
Every day, the media feasts on Trump’s lurid antics. Don’t fall for it. He’s a distraction, the clown show. And while he’s barking outside the big top, the GOP is inside, cutting away at our economy and the essentials of our public life.
Progressive Breakfast
Tell Lawmakers To Vote NO! On Tax Cuts Say no to the GOP tax scam! Call your senators today at 888-516-5820. and tell them to VOTE NO. The GOP plan gives huge tax breaks to corporations, the 1 percent, and the GOP's big-money donors. The rest of us will pay with big...
Help the Women of Walmart Today
Being a Walmart worker often means poverty pay, inflexible schedules, and disrespect from bosses. Now Walmart is trying to hide online behind brands like ModCloth and Bonobos. Join us to tell Walmart there's no hiding from bad behavior.
Progressive Breakfast
Tell Lawmakers To Vote NO! On Tax Cuts Say no to the GOP tax scam! Call your senators today at 888-516-5820. and tell them to VOTE NO. The GOP plan gives huge tax breaks to corporations, the 1 percent, and the GOP's big-money donors. The rest of us will pay with big...
Small Business Leaders Unite Against Tax Cuts
The GOP's massive tax cuts for the wealthy will badly hurt small businesses, their employees and customers, according to Sen. Ron Wyden and job creators from all across the country who have joined him to denounce the plan.
