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A Race to the Bottom for Auto Parts Workers
What happens when a state lowers wage and safety standards and keeps unions out to attract jobs? Workers lose limbs and lives, and our democracy itself is endangered.
You Pay Your Fair Share. Shouldn’t Wall Street?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just send Uncle Sam an IOU every year? That's what big corporations do, legally, when they use "creative accounting" to put off paying what they owe the nation, indefinitely.
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Fortifies His Position Establishment Dems increasingly comfortable with Bernie. The Hill: "More than a dozen Democrats interviewed by The Hill say the Vermont Independent has become a powerful and welcome voice ... While misgivings remain about giving too much...
Trump's Five Worst Tax Secrets, Revealed
Barring an unexpected surprise – a W2 form issued by Vladimir Putin, for example, or a 1099 from mafia boss Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno, we already know Trump’s most terrible tax secrets. We will reveal them… right after this break.
Ask Yourself: Will Donald Trump EVER Become President?
Instead of bombing another country, how about building our own with better bridges, railroads, highways and airports, how about tending to those who need jobs and homes, how about health care that really gets the job done?
LeBlanc & Kauffman on Grassroots Goals in the Digital Age
Judith LeBlanc and L.A. Kauffman joined forces at this year's Organization 2.0 conference for an insightful conversation on the history and future of grassroots organizing, and the role of women in its success.
Trump's Goldman Sachs Vampire Squid Presidency
Candidate Trump swore he'd run Wall Street influence out of Washington. As president, he spends more and more time taking advice from his Goldman Sachs pals.
Erie Pennsylvania's Schools Are a Canary in the Coal Mine of Education
Schools in low-income communities like Erie don’t have the resources to offer students opportunities that are available in wealthier areas. It’s important to know who to blame for the financial roadblocks to student achievement.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Face, or Duck, Town Halls Sen. Jeff Flake faces angry crowd. AZ Republic: "U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face-to-face confrontation with angry constituents Thursday as liberal voters dominated a standing-room-only audience at a town-hall meeting in...
Tax Reform Should Begin With Making Polluters Pay
Reinstating the Superfund tax, which used to make polluters pay to clean up their own mess, would save American taxpayers billions of dollars. Why not begin our conversation about tax reform with something we can all agree is right to do?
