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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...
Democrats Who Oppose Betsy DeVos Have Nothing To Lose
From a political standpoint, the education reform agenda has been bipartisan because it had to be. Republicans needed Democrats in their inside game to help push ideas for privatization through government channels. Now, that's changed.
Billionaires Celebrate Their Own Social Security Freedom Day
Ninety-four percent of us pay into Social Security from every paycheck we receive. A few of us stop paying into Social Security in the first few working hours of the year.
An Arrogant Entrance, A Sad Exit
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
Sorry Donald, Republicans Own Health Care Now
Donald Trump and the Republicans own the government, and so, they own Obamacare. That's what Barack Obama intended and that's why Obamacare will never be truly repealed.
Oxfam: Ten Multinational Corporations Control Most Food Brands
Just ten multinational conglomerates control almost all of the food and beverage "brands" we all recognize. These ten companies "collectively generate revenues of more than $1.1bn a day."
Progressive Breakfast
Obamacare Repeal Not So Simple Republicans increasingly queasy about Obamacare repeal. Politico: "There’s definitely fear on the Hill. Congress has only been in for a few days, but the conversation on Obamacare has definitely shifted. It’s no longer a...
My Friend Pramila Jayapal Goes to Congress and Makes History
She is also the kind of progressive champion we need in the Congress in this challenging time. Her victory is a reminder that the majority of Americans didn't vote for Trump or sanction his bigotry.
Progressive Breakfast
Schumer Lays Out Democratic Strategy Senate Minority Leader articulates oppositional vision. Yahoo! News: "Schumer mentioned infrastructure investments and tax and trade reform as areas of possible cooperation, while vowing to fight 'tooth and nail' on other issues,...
