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Trump Victims Speak Out Trump bombarded with sexual assault allegations. The Atlantic: "...five women have come forward to say that Trump sexually assaulted them, including a People magazine reporter who published a first-person account of an alleged assault. In a...
Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time
Jason Furman, chair of the Council on Economic Advisors, argues that Obama “narrowed the inequality gap” more than any president in 50 years. But don’t take down the barricades. Inequality remains extreme and continues to widen.
The Republicans’ Civil War – And Everyone Else's
If they win, Democrats will need to look across our generational, racial, and gender divides, toward the concerns and causes that unite us. Republicans are fighting a civil war. But then, so are we all.
Public School Activists Stage Nationwide Rally To Prioritize Education
At last week's massive outpouring at over 2,000 schools in over 200 cities, more than 100,000 people called attention to widespread problems in public schools and demanded new policies that prioritize quality education.
From Flint To Standing Rock To Upstate NY, Organizing To Save Our Water
The victims in Flint are reaching out to other communities, hoping to organize grassroots groups and pressure government at all levels to remove the threat of lead and other contaminants from our drinking water.
Trump Doesn’t Understand, Asking for Help is Not Weakness
It seems like a week can’t go by without Donald Trump saying something that offends. But his deep ignorance of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder risks spreading a calamitous lie about a disease shared by 24 million Americans.
Federal Contractor Corporations Sue To Block Fair Pay Order
President Obama issued an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose if they have violated rules protecting workers from abuses like wage theft. Now lobbyists for contractors are suing to block the rules.
Consumers Lose, Wall Street Wins, in Right-Wing Court Ruling
Republican appointees can no longer be counted upon to uphold the law in a fair and even-handed manner. The nation is experiencing the fruits of a decades-long conservative assault on the concept of an independent judiciary.
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Gore Returns to Florida Al Gore stumps for Hillary Clinton in Florida. Time quotes: "“Hillary Clinton will make solving the climate crisis a top national priority ... Her opponent, based on the ideas he has presented, would take us toward a climate catastrophe ......
In the Spirit of the GI Bill, Cancel All Student Debt
A Student Debt Jubilee will right an injustice and affirm our core values. It is time to liberate 43 million Americans – along with their families, communities, and nation – from the crushing burden of student debt.
