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Working Class White Guys Against Trump
A huge number of high school educated white men don’t go to Trump rallies. They aren’t flag waving bigots. These are guys who only carry guns when hunting. They’re angry, all right. They’re angry at being associated with Donald Trump.
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton Leans On Liberal Wonks... W. Post explores Clinton's wide circle of policy advisers: "...the resulting policy suite -... borrow heavily from all corners of the liberal wonk world. She can sound like [Heather] Boushey talking about how family-friendly policies...
A Look At Clinton And Trump's Promises To Spend To Boost Economy
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are talking about increased spending on public infrastructure. Are the plans real? Will our obstructive Congress allow either candidate's plans happen?
A McCarthy Moment for Donald Trump — And The GOP
Donald Trump’s response to a well deserved rebuke form the parents of a Muslim-American war hero should lead Republicans to ask whether their candidate has, at long last, no sense of decency.
The Real Reckoning
The major issue the public is reacting to isn’t terrorism or racism. It’s the rigging of our economy – the increasingly tight nexus between wealth and political power.
Progressive Breakfast
Campaigns Target Rust Belt Whites Clinton campaign hopes to narrow margins with white working-class. NYT: "....across regions where blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and other sectors have evaporated, Mrs. Clinton is attempting a delicate balancing act: insisting she...
Can Clinton Convince Skeptical Voters She’ll Fix the Economy?
Hillary Clinton's agenda should resonate with voters. But Americans are for good reason in a skeptical mood. Democrats will need to convince voters they really mean it – especially if the bad news keeps coming.
Wingnut Week In Review: From Russia, With Love?
While Hillary Clinton was shattering that glass ceiling, Donald Trump pulled off a first of his own: the first presidential candidate to invite a cyber attack against the United States.
Latest Senate Food Workers Victory Highlights Perils of Privatization
Senate cafeteria workers this week won more than $1 million in wages they were cheated out of by a contractor. Their fight shows why we have to oppose privatizing public services and support a "model employer" executive order.
One Democratic Convention Speech Nailed The Progressive Vision
Rev. William Barber's speech at the closing night of the Democratic National Convention called on delegates to be "moral defibrillators" for a nation with a "heart problem." And he electrified the convention.
