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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls On People To Defend The CFPB
People's Action urges people to call their congressperson at (202) 224-3121 to tell them to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). But that's just a start.
Progressive Breakfast
Don't Take Away Our Health CareThis week, Congress will vote on a budget resolution to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take health care away from millions. This is the right wing's first step toward gutting the health care we all count on. On top of eliminating the...
Don’t Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration
A mass refusal by the public to watch Donald Trump on TV will deprive him of big ratings, which he routinely uses to create a false impression of widespread popularity.
Progressive Breakfast
Senate: Do not let Trump's picks go unvettedToday, the Senate will begin confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. But many of his picks haven’t yet completed the ethics vetting process. According to the Office of Government Ethics,...
The McConnell/Trump GOP Guts Ethics Rules For Its Billionaire Cabinet
Forget “extreme vetting.” These nominees won’t even face ordinary vetting. Instead, Mitch McConnell is greasing the skids for some highly questionable appointees.
Postal Service Drops Staples Privatization Effort
In a "big win" for working people, the management of the United States Postal Service is dropping a privatization pilot program that involved allowing Staples stores to act as Post Offices.
Progressive Breakfast
URGENT: Sessions Attorney General confirmation can still be stopped Senate Republicans are trying to rush through one of the most dangerous Presidential appointments of all time. Sen. Jeff Sessions has a history of attacking civil rights organizations, undermining...
How Trump Is Like Reagan ... And How He Is Not
With eleven days until Donald Trump is inaugurated as President, at least half of the country is in disoriented shock. And while in many respects what is happening is unprecedented, in other respects, we've been here before.
Enormous, Humongous November Trade Deficit Drags Economy Down
Decades of selling off our manufacturing ecosystem, laying off millions and keeping wages stagnant for the rest brought us Trump's finger on the nuclear button.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Reveal Their Priorities GOP to rush cabinet confirmations. Politico: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s conference has scheduled six Cabinet-level confirmations hearings for next Wednesday, Jan. 11, the same day the chamber will likely slog through...
