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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...
Trump Wants to Steal 800,000 Immigrant Dreams
My name is Gerardo, and I live in Colorado. I am one of the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who contribute to this country every day, thanks to DACA. If DACA ends, our lives will be on the line. Help us save our dreams.
When the Parades Are Over, Who Stands With Unions?
The Labor Day parades are over. The bands have packed up. The muscular speeches celebrating workers are finished. Now, conservative politicians from Trump on down will revive their systematic efforts to weaken unions and undermine workers.
Progressive Breakfast
Working on Labor Day to Recover from Harvey
This Labor Day, the union members and other workers who risked their lives to rescue hurricane victims will be volunteering. They’ll be helping all of those affected by the storm to recover - this weekend and long after.
