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Repeal John McCain’s Government-Sponsored Health Care
In an act of startling hypocrisy, Sen. John McCain returned from his sickbed to cast the deciding vote to proceed with debate to repeal health care, even as he receives the government-financed care members of Congress take for granted.
Progressive Breakfast
Tell Your Senators to VOTE NO! Today to Save Health Care The Senate has voted to move forward on health care repeal, so the fight is far from over. More votes to come. Call your senators: Tell them to VOTE NO! Protect Medicaid and health care for everyone in the...
The GOP's Trojan Horse on Health Care Repeal
GOP senators show contempt for constituents by voting to move forward on health care repeal. The final version of their bill may be a Trojan horse to set up another secretive, undemocratic process that will leave millions uncovered.
A Southern California District Resists Bad Education Policy
Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos say public schools are a failed idea and we need other options. But a school district in Southern California is showing that given sufficient resources and supports, public schools can get the job done.
Progressive Breakfast
Tell Your Senators to VOTE NO! Today and Save Health Care Senate is voting today to health care repeal after the bill collapsed last week. Tens of millions of us will lose our health care. Call your senators: Tell them to VOTE NO! Protect Medicaid and health care for...
If Hell Had a Budget: The GOP Breaks the Ten Commandments
If hell had a fiscal policy, it would look a lot like the House GOP budget. It's a wish list for millionaires, billionaires, and corporate special interests. It also breaks most of the Ten Commandments, which is more than a little ironic.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Pitch 'A Better Deal' Democrats launch economic agenda ahead of 2018 campaign. Politico: "Democratic leaders in the House and Senate will unveil a broad economic agenda Monday, hoping to unite the disparate wings of their caucuses and win back working-class...
It’s (Loan) Shark Week: Families are Biting Back!
The most dangerous predators this year aren’t on TV or at beaches – they're the financial-industry sharks menacing families with their support of the CHOICE Act in Congress.
Progressive Breakfast
OMB Promotes Military Spending, Civilian Cutbacks OMB's Mulvaney tells civilian agencies to stop spending. AlterNet: "The Trump budget for fiscal 2018, which begins in less than three months, proposed a $54 billion increase in what is already the world’s largest...
On the CFPB’s Birthday, Stand Against Sharks
The six-year anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after a Wall Street crime wave led to the 2008 financial crisis, is a day to celebrate and a day to fight.
