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How Conservative Failure on Race Led to Voter ID Laws
Voter ID laws like North Carolina’s “monster law” have very little to do with “voter fraud,” and everything to do with conservatives' willful failure to win through persuasion the votes of black and brown people.
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton, Trump Face Off Tonight Clinton and Trump take part in prime-time TV forum tonight 8 PM ET. The Hill: "... Hillary Clinton will go first during Wednesday evening's Commander in Chief forum, hosted by the IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) and...
Why Isn’t Clinton Campaigning Loudly and Proudly on the Supreme Court?
Hillary Clinton should make appointing Supreme Court justices who would reverse Citizens United a centerpiece of her campaign. Under Donald Trump, billionaires buying politicians will continue for a generation.
On Policy, It's No Contest. Clinton: 112,735 Words, Trump: 9,000.
We cannot easily compare the policy visions of the two major party candidates, because only one candidate is bothering to offer a comprehensive set of policy proposals.
As Obama Meets With G20, American Steel Workers Are Losing Jobs
China is exporting its steel overcapacity problem, and so far getting away with it. China doesn't want to reduce production or lay off workers so they are exporting the layoffs – to the U.S.
The Cure for A Taxing Allergy
In effect, Mylan execs have been emptying the pockets of allergy sufferers to make themselves considerably richer. But drug company executives didn’t use to have the same powerful motive to do that as they do today.
Major Consumer Organizations Announce TPP Opposition
The organizations are opposing TPP in part because of its investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions, which allow corporations to sue governments in "corporate courts."
New Rules Needed to Solve Steel Crisis
America has always been innovative. Now it must innovate on trade rules to save its steel industry, its steel jobs and all those jobs that are dependent on steel jobs.
Progressive Breakfast
Congress Returns, Clock Ticks Congress returns with hopes of avoiding government shutdown. W. Post: "Lawmakers have four weeks to hammer out a spending deal before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30 ... Conservatives want to pass a six-month CR that would kick the larger...
Our Protest Tradition – And Why Now More Than Ever We Must Cherish It
It’s through protest that we loudly proclaim that we won’t be silenced. We must all confront a challenger aiming to make racism mainstream. We are called at this moment to make sure that never happens.
