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Medicare For All Can Reshape the 'Art of the Possible'
The sixteen senators who have joined Sanders understand their health bill won't pass in today's Republican Congress. They signed on because it's a good idea, and because they recognize that they can both reflect and shape political change.
Racial Inequality Is Hollowing Out America’s Middle Class
America’s middle class is under assault, with black and Latino households under siege. Their drop in wealth by more than half over three decades threatens the very survival of a middle class in this country.
Progressive Breakfast
Today Last Day to Tell Lawmakers To Support Small Business Financing It's incredibly hard for small business owners to get great ideas off the ground without access to bank loans at fair rates. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY we can tell the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
Walker and Trump’s Foxconn Deal May Be Worst in American History
Governor Scott Walker and Donald Trump claim their $3 billion subsidy to Foxconn will create thousands of jobs in Wisconsin. But when you dig into the numbers, the deal looks like one of the biggest swindles in American history.
Massachusetts Mourns The Loss Of A 'Warrior For Justice'
Jafet Robles of Springfield, Massachusetts went from serving jail time for a drug offense to becoming a gifted grassroots organizer and a leading voice in the fight against mass incarceration.
Progressive Breakfast
Tell Lawmakers To Support Small Business Financing It's incredibly hard for small business owners to get great ideas off the ground without access to bank loans at fair rates. We've got until September 13 to tell the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) how...
What Matters Is What Happens Next, Not 'What Happened'
Hillary Clinton's campaign memoir sparks controversy and debate. Is this useful? While it's unproductive to argue about her personal merits, a fight over what values will drive the Democratic Party into the future is well worth having.
The Sad Story of Public Education in St. Louis
Betsy DeVos says conversations about education should be about "buildings and systems." But the once grand, now crumbling schools St. Louis built for its children remind us the permanency of schools as institutions is important.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump May Target More Immigrants With Temporary Protected Status The next DACA? Trump administration turns to another class of immigrants. CNN: "As the nation's immigrant community grapples with President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for...
Help Every Small Business Have a Chance for Success
America loves entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison or Steve Jobs, right? Think again. It’s incredibly hard for new businesses, no matter how creative, to get financing. And unless we act now, Republicans in Congress will make it even harder.
