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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.
Canadian Mounties to the Rescue of American Workers
Americans like to see themselves as heroes to the underdog, but, it's Canada who is riding to the rescue of downtrodden American workers, by demanding union rights in negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
Progressive Breakfast
House to Vote on Hurricane Relief, Debt Extension House set to cast vote on hurricane aid and debt ceiling bill. CNN: "The House is set to vote on a package of bills Friday that has support from unlikely bedfellows -- President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats...
'Not One Penny' of Tax Cuts for The Rich or Service Cuts for the Poor
The government may stay open, but the fight continues against a GOP budget that wants to cut close to $3 trillion over 10 years from services for lower-income households to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. The people say "Not one penny."
Donald Trump Jr. Just Admitted He Committed a Crime
Donald Trump Jr. told Congress he, Manafort, and Kushner met with Russians hoping to obtain illegal intel on Hillary Clinton, but failed. Sorry, Don: taking a meeting to obtain illegal intel - even if you fail - still counts as conspiracy.
Betsy DeVos's Silence On DACA Speaks Volumes About Her Education Values
If DeVos really cared about the welfare of students, she would speak out about what her boss President Trump is doing to hundreds of thousands of undocumented students whose fate he has cast to the wind by threatening to abandon DACA.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Backs Democratic Plan to Provide Hurricane Relief, Avoid Shutdown Trump ties 3-month debt cieling extension to Harvey relief. US News & World Report: "Congressional Democratic leaders struck a deal with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to pass a clean...
Disaster Recovery Should Heal, Not Divide, Our Communities
Climate science tells us more superstorms like Harvey and Irma are coming our way. We should learn how to recover from these disasters in a smart, humane way so that people and communities can truly heal and become more equitable.
