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Minimum Wage Increases On the Ballot In Four States
This election isn’t just about whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be president. Ballot initiatives will give voters the chance to raise the minimum wage for workers in four states.
Trump Dodges His Racist Past In His Latest Black Voter Outreach
Members of Michigan People's Campaign appeared during Donald Trump's visit to Flint, Michigan to demand he answer for specific instances of racial discrimination by him and his companies.
What Clinton and Millions of Workers Have in Common: Going To Work Sick
This weekend we learned that Hillary Clinton has been doing something that millions of other Americans also do: going to work sick. The difference is that too many American workers don’t have much of a choice.
Income Increase In Census Report Is A Boon For Small Business
The Census Bureau data shows that despite a slow and unsteady recovery, wages are recovering well and small business owners are in their strongest position to thrive in over a decade.
What Obama's Climate Legacy Tells Us About Executive Power
President Barack Obama notes that he was able to cut greenhouse gas emissions without legislation from Congress establishing a carbon cap. This is true, but not it's not the full story.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Business Dealings Under Microscope Newsweek investigates Trump's business operations and potential for conflicts of interest: "A close examination by Newsweek of the Trump Organization, including confidential interviews with business executives and some of its...
Wednesday Is National Call-In Day To Stop the TPP
Wall Street, the multinational corporations and President Obama are pushing for a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the election. Wednesday, September 14, is a national call-in day to Congress to stop this.
Dishonest Don
Trump claims he’s told Americans all they need to know about his finances. But after this whole Bondi affair, it’s probably better to go with a version of the Reagan admonition when dealing with the Trump tax returns: distrust and verify.
Al Capone, Meet Wells Fargo
Chalk it up to a culture of criminality ... Bank executives need to understand that the public’s anger is deep – and justified. If Democrats like Hillary Clinton are smart, they will grasp the depth and rationality of that anger.
Progressive Breakfast
Pence Won't Call Duke Deplorable GOP VP nominee Mike Pence flinches at dubbing David Duke "deplorable." USA Today: "Pence said Trump has denounced Duke repeatedly. 'We don't want his support and we don't want the support of people who think like him,' he said. 'So,...
