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WH Launches TPP Blitz WH to barnstorm country during congressional recess to promote TPP. Politico: "...30 events [are scheduled] over the congressional recess ... Administration officials including Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Agriculture Undersecretary Alexis...
Help Stop The Payday Loan Debt-Trap Scam
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau needs to hear your support for strong rules to protect Americans from the predatory payday loan industry and their business model of trapping people in an endless cycle of debt.
End Price-Gouging on Drugs Developed With Public Dollars
Why should the drug industry be the exclusive financial beneficiary of research that the public helps fund? The public should benefit as well, through lower prices on drugs developed with the aid of publicly funded research.
Why President Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie’s “Political Revolution”
Once Hillary Clinton enters the Oval Office, she’ll need the countervailing power of a progressive movement – ironically, much like the one her primary opponent championed.
On Social Security's 81st Birthday, a Fresh Opportunity for Democrats
Eighty-one years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, and the program has a wonderful birthday present. Neither presidential candidate is running on Social Security privatization or benefit cuts.
Progressive Breakfast
TPP Battle Heats Up "Liberals rally to sink Obama trade deal" as Obama moves toward lame duck vote, reports The Hill: "...Obama on Friday sent notice to Congress that he intends to deliver TPP implementing legislation to Capitol Hill later in the year — a maneuver...
Workers of the Future, Unite
Automation will undoubtedly transform society in the future. But that's no reason to ignore the problems we're facing right now. The best way to ensure a more equitable economy tomorrow is by fighting for one today.
Wingnut Week In Review: Trump Shoots Off His Mouth
Is suggesting that Second Amendment advocates assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton enough for Republicans to finally renounce their endorsements of Donald Trump? You already know the answer.
What Does Trump Have to Hide? A Tiny Tax Return
Progressive activists at a Donald Trump rally in Erie, Pa. silently held their tax returns high above their heads demanding that the GOP candidate release his returns – just like Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine.
President Tells Congress TPP Is Coming Their Way. What Will Clinton Do?
It is not enough for Hillary Clinton to say she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership; that doesn't stop it. She has to put herself on the front line, twisting arms and making deals to persuade members of Congress to vote against it.
