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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,...

Progressive Breakfast

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...

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.

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