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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.
Progressive Breakfast
Tears, Rallies as Trump Vows to Roll Back DACA Tears, anger and a promise to fight back as Trump ends DACA. NBC: "There were tears, anger and anxiety as dozens of immigrants, supporters and allies gathered in front of the White House on Tuesday, chanting, singing and...
Like Her Boss, Betsy DeVos Makes a Disaster All About Herself
While Trump's boasts about crowd size in Houston struck some as self-centered, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos struck a similar tone in Florida against a backdrop of the slow-motion catastrophe striking the state's public schools.
Progressive Breakfast
Tell Trump to Save DACA Donald Trump and the GOP are threatening to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the program which protects 800,000 immigrants who arrived in this country as children. Lives are on the line. Tell Trump to preserve our dreams, and...
