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My Coffee with a Trump Supporter
In which I explain to a Donald Trump supporter over a cup of coffee that his candidate is not a "successful businessman," but a con man.
When Will Black Lives Finally Matter To Donald Trump?
For all his bloviating about “law and order,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has yet to express any serious outrage over police killings of unarmed African Americans.
Most States Suing To Block EPA Carbon Caps Have Nothing To Cry About
Twenty-one of the the 27 states suing the EPA to prevent implementation of its Clean Power Plan, requiring cuts in carbon emissions, are already on track to meet the plan's requirements.
Progressive Breakfast
Warren v. Wells Fargo Sen. Warren grills Wells Fargo CEO. USA Today: "The Massachusetts senator has built a reputation for being tough on shady Wall Street dealings and the executives she believes are responsible. But she took it to the next level with Stumpf." "The...
Wells Fargo Had a Bad Day. That’s a Start.
People looking for drama in Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf’s Senate testimony on Tuesday did not come away disappointed – even if he did not crack on the stand and admit everything like the villain in a Perry Mason episode.
Morning in America, Delivered by Democrats
Despite incomes and health insurance coverage rising while unemployment, poverty and food insecurity all falling, Donald Trump says America is a hellhole. Perhaps that’s because he can’t accept morning in America delivered by Democrats.
Michigan Leads Nation ... In Denying Child Care To Low-Income Families
Lawmakers in Michigan are about to walk away from $20.5M in federal funding for child care because they won’t commit to spending $7.5M in state money to help working families. Michigan returns the most unused federal dollars every year.
Progressive Breakfast
Hillary Criticizes Wells Fargo Hillary Clinton writes open letter to Wells Fargo customers: "Today, Wells Fargo’s CEO will appear before Congress. He owes all of you a clear explanation as to how this happened under his watch ... we need to defend the Consumer...
Banks Used Low Wages, Job Insecurity To Force Employees To Commit Fraud
Wells Fargo used job insecurity, poverty-level wages, extreme sales quotas and high pressure as financial incentives to force employees to fraudulently open accounts.
7 Hard Rounds of Questions for John Stumpf, Wells Fargo CEO
Here are seven concerns, and seven sets of questions, that should be posed to Stumpf – either at Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing or as part of a more rigorous investigation.
