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The Geniuses Who Brought You the Iraq War Are at It Again
The “Blob”—the epithet Obama speechwriter Ben Rhodes used to scorn Washington’s inbred, vainglorious, bipartisan foreign-policy elite—is striking back. The Blob has driven us into one folly after another. And it is calling for more.
Grassroots Victory: Second-Biggest County in U.S. Raises Minimum Wage
The government of Illinois' Cook County, the second-biggest county in the nation, voted 13 to 3 on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $8.25 to $13 by 2020.
AFL-CIO Report Warns TPP Will Force Another Mass-Migration Into US
NAFTA forced millions of small, Mexican farmers out of business, causing a mass migration north. TPP threatens to do the same, on a much larger scale.
Progressive Breakfast
Living Wage Report Shakes Up Economic Debate Marketwatch covers People's Action Institute "Waiting For The Payoff" report: "A single adult needs to earn $17.28 an hour on average, or nearly $36,000 a year, to make ends meet, according to a report released Tuesday by...
What Does It Take to Survive Where You Live?
How much does it take to get by where you live? It takes more than $15 per hour to earn a living wage in most states. When you throw in the rising cost of student debt, low-income Americans are even further underwater.
My Last Visit With Tom Hayden and Why He Endorsed Clinton Over Sanders
Last spring I visited with progressive lion Tom Hayden for the last time at his home. While I disagreed with Tom backing Clinton over Sanders, I would hate for this to tarnish his legacy for some progressives. Here are his reasons.
L.A. Port Strike Today Over Federal Contractor Wage Theft
Truck drivers and warehouse workers working for federal contractors at the Port of Los Angeles are striking for 48 hours to draw attention to wage theft and other violations.
Petulance Isn’t Presidential
If Clinton had passed a law forcing Trump to buy American steel, it would have meant he was coerced to follow rules. It would have meant he was a follower. If Trump had purposefully bought American steel, he'd have been a leader. He did not
When A 'Tax Bonanza' Is Actually A Huge Corporate Tax Break
Make these tax-dodging corporations pay the taxes they owe. They don't deserve a huge tax break, they deserve a huge fine. Simple as that.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Candidates On Their Own Republican candidates ditch Trump. Politico: "It’s an approach that hasn’t gone into use since 1996, when Republicans, confronting an inevitable loss in the presidential race, aired blank check ads warning of the perils of handing...
