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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.
Trump’s Attack on Trans Kids Is an Attack on Everyone
The Trump administration’s reversal of Obama's protections for trans students is about more than bathrooms. Trump is telling states they can discriminate against trans students as they desire.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Sharpens Budget Ax Trump to gut government in budget. NYT: "President Trump will instruct federal agencies on Monday to assemble a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes sharp increases in Defense Department ... Trump will demand a budget with tens of...
Policing America’s Plutocracy
The White House wants to see local cops get tough with poor people who break federal laws on immigration. Why not crack down on the rich who scoff at federal tax laws?
CPAC and the DNC: A Party Is Not a Movement
Perez isn't the problem; power is. The Democratic Party won't change until it's confronted with a movement determined to change it, and starts to tell a story that reflects the lives of ordinary people.
