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Five Reasons Moderate Democrats Should Oppose Neil Gorsuch
Nobody’s suggesting Democrats should behave like Republicans. But it’s no longer “moderate” to pretend the rules haven’t changed. In today’s world, a vote for Gorsuch is a vote for extremism over moderation.
The Return of the Railroad Robber Baron
If you don’t pay me $230 million, the new CEO at railroad giant CSX warns, I’ll walk away, and let your workers keep their jobs. He means it. At his previous CEO stop, Hunter Harrison cut another railroad's workforce by 34 percent.
Progressive Breakfast
Gorsuch Hearings Begin Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Gorsuch begin at 11 AM ET today. Dems prepare five lines of attack. Politico: "... Gorsuch was extensively involved in defending the anti-terror policies of the George W. Bush administration ... they see a...
Trump's EPA Cuts: No One Will Protect Us
President Trump’s deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency terrify me. They will gut the agency, removing protections for American families and our children.
Immigration Crackdown Sparks Silicon Valley Protests
Silicon Valley rallied against President Trump's immigration policies on "Pi Day." Maybe the Valley will start to live up to its promises to "make the world a better place."
House Bill Threatens Small Business Owners and Employees
A draft law before the House undercuts the reliable and affordable health care small business owners and employees have enjoyed since the passage of the Affordable Care Act ten years ago.
Trump Budget Brings Harsh Cuts to Indian Country
Trump's "America First" budget brings significant harm to the First Americans. It may force cuts of as much as 18 percent to the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other programs that are vital to our life.
Progressive Breakfast
Everybody (But Military Contractors) Hates Trump Budget Republicans run from Trump budget. ABC: "Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., an Air Force veteran and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the dramatic cuts to the State Department's budget and foreign...
'America First' Budget Is Unworthy of Our Nation
Donald Trump's budget blueprint aims to dazzle, but its hardness of heart is unworthy of the American people. Our country's great leaders of the past would hardly recognize it as American at all.
White House Propaganda, Graft: This Is Not Normal
Race-baiting propagandists in the White House, and a rising swamp of corporate influence. This is not "normal." But it's happening so fast, we may be desensitized to what "normal" should mean.
