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Our Long National Debate Nightmare is Over
Trump will probably never grace a national debate stage again, so there's that. But our campaigns, and the media’s coverage, have been shortchanging voters for a long time. That's not likely to change until the public demands better.
Wait, the Trump Campaign Didn't Have Small Biz Advisers Until This Week?
Just three weeks before the election, the Trump Campaign forms a Small Business Advisory Council. Despite his big business experience, Donald Trump is out of touch with the needs of Main Street.
Why The Police Chief’s Apology Doesn’t Cut It (And What Will)
This week, Terrence M. Cunningham, the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, spoke out about the need to build relationships — and trust — among people of color. Unfortunately, his remarks were based in past.
Getting Beyond the ‘Buffett Rule’
In 1944, the year billionaire investor Warren Buffett first paid income tax, the U.S tax code ‘soaked the rich’ to an amazing degree — and the nation benefited mightily from all the soaking.
Oregon Locals Take On Corporate Power With 'Tax Corporations' Measure 97
Oregon's Measure 97 ballot initiative is one example of We the People trying to take back control of government from the 1% and their powerful corporations.
Progressive Breakfast
Final Debate Time previews Trump's "last stand": "Trump faces a important tactical decision on Wednesday night: use his largest remaining audience before Nov. 8 to amplify this 'rigged election' argument, or seize the moment to make a sober case that he is prepared to...
The Last Debate: How Low Will It Go?
If voter haven’t turned on Trump by now, a campaign ad from Hillary Clinton isn’t likely to move them. Clinton could choose to “go high" instead, using the debate platform to offer uplifting proposals around the issues that matter most.
Trump: Valueless
Warren Buffett, who is more than six times richer than Donald Trump, demonstrates American values in both words and actions. Trump displays utter obliviousness to those values.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Makes Up Immigrant Conspiracy Trump concocts fantastical vote-rigging conspiracy. WSJ: "Mr. Trump pointed to North Carolina, where he said 'it is possible' that illegal votes from people who lacked U.S. citizenship could have won Mr. Obama the state. 'It could...
Time for Hillary to Pivot to Full Metal Progressive Policy
Clinton can win ugly by playing Pre-Vent defense and relying on Trump’s self-destruction. Or she can use the remaining three weeks of the campaign to go full metal progressive policy and lay out a positive populist governing agenda.
