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Stop Trump's Privatization Agenda
Key public services may end up in private hands under President Trump. Privatizers claim this transfer of public wealth "saves money." But it impoverishes and hurts people, which costs taxpayers more than it saves.
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show
Trump can play a president on television, but that's about it. He promises the moon with a straight face, while peddling the same old conservative snake oil in new bottles.
Whoppers Big and Small in Trump's Speech
Trump's speech contained big whoppers, little whoppers, bamboozlements, empty promises, detail-free policy mumblings, flat-out intentional lies, trickery, and especially fear.
Progressive Breakfast
Tone Deaf Tone is meaningless, says Bloomberg's Jonathan Bernstein: "Governing, the old saw says, is choosing. To the joint session of Congress, Trump made no choices at all. It was an hour plus of cotton candy. I suspect it'll get excellent reviews; a lot of pundits...
Trump Offers 'A Nation of Miracles.' Your Move, Democrats
Democrats who were hoping Trump would inflict a knockout punch on himself in his first speech to Congress walked away disappointed. It looks like they’re going to have to learn to fight for themselves.
The Racism of 'The Least Racist Person' in Trump's Speech to Congress
Trump's speech to Congress contained a level of racial exploitation and manipulation unprecedented in recent presidential history. It started with his very first words.
The Resistance and the Democratic Party
Resistance to Donald Trump needs an outside/inside strategy. Its strength comes from the streets. But it must also work to transform the Democratic Party into a people’s party, and not one beholden to the corporate donor class.
Trading Rules for Workers
Automation, regulation, illegal immigration and lack of education didn't kill U.S. manufacturing jobs. Globalization did. A series of bad trade deals cost millions of jobs, and must be replaced with worker-centered, fair trade pacts.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Faces Rudderless Congress Tonight Republicans want clarity from Trump's congressional address tonight, may not get it. Politico: "Trump’s often ambiguous policy views may have been an effective campaign tactic, but these days they are a major source of confusion...
The Trump Infrastructure Plan Won't Bridge the Nation's Job Gap
A new People's Action Institute report on the nation's "job gap" explains why if the goals are good jobs, boosting communities left behind by the economic recovery and slowing climate change, the Trump infrastructure plan is wrong.
