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Will The “Fix the Debt” Manipulators Ever Reform Themselves?
The billionaires and CEOs behind "Fix the Debt" have a lot of nerve. Once again they're using cheap scare tactics and some manipulative “nudging” to drum up support for cutting Social Security benefits.
Important Victory In The Fight Against Private Prisons
The Justice Department has issued a memo announcing that it would begin the process of "reducing – and ultimately ending – our use of privately operated prisons."
Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single Payer
The best argument for a single-payer health plan is the recent decision by giant health insurer Aetna to bail out next year from 11 of the 15 states where it sells Obamacare plans.
These Are Your 28 TPP House Democrat Targets
Here are the 28 Democrats who voted for fast track trade authority last year. Let's get them on the record before the election about whether they will vote for the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the election.
Progressive Breakfast
Can Clinton Get a Mandate? Clinton risks winning without a mandate. W. Post's Stu Rothenberg: "Part of Clinton’s goal over the next two months ought to be to create the impression that her agenda is her appeal. Only then could she credibly make the argument that the...
Sanders/Warren Wing Needs to Demand Seats on Clinton Transition Team
Based on Hillary Clinton's transition team appointments, the progressive base has good cause to worry that her administration would be stacked with Washington/Wall Street insiders. The Sanders/Warren wing must insist on representation.
What Your Back-To-School List Reveals About Our Underfunded Schools
Back-to-school supply lists are likely longer than ever. But the lack of funding for basic school supplies is just the most obvious sign of America's growing and deepening crisis in education funding.
Victory For Domestic Workers in Illinois
After years of campaigning and organizing, domestic workers in Illinois are celebrating victory as Gov. Bruce Rauner signs the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights into law, guaranteeing basic workplace protections.
Donald Trump's Smear of Lyndon Johnson
Donald J. Trump said LyndonB. Johnson "wanted to silence the church" because "he was having a problem with either one or more churches." It's not true. Here are the facts.
San Jose's 'Opportunity to Work' Initiative Gets a Big Endorsement
If passed by voters, the initiative would require employers to offer additional work hours to their part-time employees before hiring more part-time or temporary workers.
