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Protest to House Budget Committee: 'Kill the Bill Before It Kills Us'
As the House Budget Committee voted to make health care more expensive and less accessible for millions of Americans, activists gathered outside the hearing room to make sure Congress saw their opposition.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Budget Bashes Poor "Trump Budget Plan Declares War on ‘War on Poverty’ Programs," reports Bloomberg: "President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress calls for eliminating social programs dating to President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and would cut...
What DeVos Means When She Says 'Public Schools'
DeVos has called public schools a “dead end,” but now as Secretary of Education, she’s all for them. Or so she says. But it's likely what DeVos means by "public schools" is different from what you and I think.
Nashville Says "No!" to Trump's Health Care Con
President Trump came to Nashville to peddle the Republicans’ disastrous plan to cut health care for millions of Americans. Tennesseans responded to this con with a resounding, "No!"
Wisconsin to Ryan: Let Us Live “A Life of Dignity”
Hundreds converged on the Racine offices of Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan Tuesday to deliver this simple message about his proposed cuts to healthcare : "Kill your bill, before it kills us!"
Robert L. Carter's Civil Rights Legacy is Essential Today
Civil rights legend and federal judge Robert L. Carter's fearless challenges to white supremacy and defense of free speech show us how we can overcome Trump's assaults on civil liberties today.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Rework Health Care Bill Changes likely to House health care bill. The Hill: "White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Tuesday said the administration is working with House leadership on a manager’s amendment that would make changes to the legislation ... any...
Nixon, Reagan Paved Way for GOP's Race-Charged Health Agenda
After an election filled with racist rhetoric, Republicans have proposed an agenda that will harm many black, brown, and poor Americans while helping the white and wealthy. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan pioneered this divisive strategy.
Should We Pay the Rich to Build Infrastructure, Then Pay Them to Use It?
President Trump's plan to privatize infrastructure means We the People won't own our roads, dams and bridges, a few rich people will. We'll then have to pay if we want to use them.
Forget Building Our Own Tea Party. The Left Can Win So Much More
Set your sights higher than primary challenges. Together, we can forge a new American majority and achieve progressive change far greater than we could have imagined just a few years ago.
