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St. Louis Protests After Officer Acquitted of Murder More than 80 arrested in third night of St. Louis protests. CNN: "Protesters angry over the acquittal of St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, a white cop acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a black man,...
How to Sustain the Resistance to Trump and Win
We are in the midst of one of the largest social movements of our time. The Resistance is powerful, but how do we keep it going? Here are three important ways we can sustain this historic movement and win.
Beware Back-to-School Stories Celebrating Online Education
This Back-to-School season is filled with feel-good news stories about students attending internet-based schools. What the news outlets don't tell you is that these schools mostly get terrible results and often rip off taxpayers.
New Data on Tax Havens and Income Reveal America's Great Divide
New figures on incomes and tax havens reveal a United States pulling ever further apart. Wages are going nowhere, and huge chunks of grand American fortunes are hiding overseas.
Betsy DeVos's Back-To-School Message At Odds With What Parents Want
Betsy DeVos tours the U.S. telling school children their schools are "a mundane malaise," but three out of four of parents say their public school is excellent or good, and only 7 percent say their school is not so good or poor.
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Dallas Removes Statue of Robert E. Lee Dallas removes Robert E. Lee's statue from city park. U.S. News & World Report: "Workers in Dallas removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a park on Thursday, with police on hand to provide protection after the...
'Medicare For All' Would Fully Fund Indian Health for First Time
If Sanders’ proposal for universal care were enacted, every one of the 2.2 million patients in the Indian health system would have funding from insurance. That is what a Treaty Right fulfilled looks like. Finally.
Donald Trump Is Just the Latest Republican to Stoke Racial Division
Trump’s actions and words are particularly noxious, but no one should be misled: His race-bait politics are an expression of the modern Republican Party, not a deviation from it. The battle for its soul has long since been decided.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Approves, Then Denies, Plan to Save DACA How last night's dinner with Trump, Pelosi and Schumer went down. Politico: "AT ROUGHLY 9:45, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’s offices put out a statement saying that PRESIDENT TRUMP agreed to quickly 'enshrine the...
Never Say Tax Reform, Say Fairness
We are about to embark on a nationwide debate over taxes. Newspapers want to call this a debate over “tax reform.” It is not: Progressives want tax “fairness,” not “reform.” The first word sets us up for victory, and the latter for defeat.
