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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.
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.
