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Trump, GOP Barrel Towards Tax Cuts Trump heads To Capitol Hill with clear message: Pass A Tax Cut. NPR: "Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue to send a message to Congress is a classic move in presidential political theater, and today is President Trump's inaugural...
Dems Need To Ignore Wall Street's Advice for the Party
As the Democratic Party finds itself in the wilderness, the Wall Streeters are trying to argue that they have a way out. But we shouldn't listen. Big money perverts our democracy, period.
Why We Need Moral Leadership and Access to Justice
The CFPB’s arbitration rule keeps courthouse doors open, and creates a more level playing field for consumers to bring their claims. That's why some sectors of Corporate America want to see this rule go away for good.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Voter Commission Members Left In Dark Trump voting commission criticized for lack of transparency. AP: "President Donald Trump’s advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own — with some of its own members raising concerns about...
Indian Country Knows: Your Voting Rights Are At Risk
As a member of a Tribal Sovereign Nation, I know how phony allegations, even when proven to be false, are used to suppress the vote. We've faced this time and again in Indian Country, and now they're coming for your voting rights, too.
Progressive Breakfast
Senate Approves Fast-Track Budget Senate approves budget plan that smooths path toward tax cut. NYT: " The Senate took a significant step toward rewriting the tax code on Thursday night with the passage of a budget blueprint that would protect a $1.5 trillion tax cut...
Trump's Muslim Bans Impoverish Us All
Economically, culturally, strategically, and morally, Donald Trump's obsessive efforts to ban Muslim immigrants and refugees from the United States have impoverished us all. His most recent attempt proves it.
In Disasters' Wake, Public School System DeVos Attacks Proves Essential
Betsy DeVos says conversations about education should not be about 'systems,' but public schools and public-school educators are, literally, lifesavers in American communities hit by devastating natural disasters.
Progressive Breakfast
Budget Paves Way For Trump Tax Cuts Trump: Senate budget vote 'first step towards massive tax cuts'. Politico: "Trump said Thursday morning that the Senate’s scheduled vote on budget legislation is a “first step towards massive tax cuts,” but cautioned that a...
We Can Stop the GOP's Heartless Budget
Republicans in Congress want to drive our nation’s economy, and budget, off a cliff. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here in Illinois, we know there is a way out of this madness, if we stand together to put people and planet first.
