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Burning Issues: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Climate Change
The Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens to undermine the real progress the United States and the world is poised to make on addressing climate change, says Ilana Solomon of the Sierra Club in this Burning Issues video.
Two Democratic Parties in Philadelphia: They Must Unite And Beat Trump.
Two Democratic parties will meet in Philadelphia this week. It is crucially important that they unite to defeat Donald Trump – and then work together to win progressive change for all Americans.
Wingnut Week In Review: Slouching Towards Cleveland
For four days, the Republicans convened in Cleveland, officially nominated Donald Trump for president, and wingnuttery abounded.
A Clinton Campaign In Big Trouble Must Make An Audacious Choice
Democrats who chose Hillary Clinton because she was more electable may have picked the least electable Democrat and placed the country in danger of a proto-fascist President Trump. To recover, Clinton needs audaciousness, not caution.
What's Taking Little Rock Back To Its Segregated Past?
Progress on racial integration achieved during the civil rights period has gradually eroded. But in places like Little Rock, Ark., where progress started in 1957, the conflict continues; only the actors have changed.
Ailes Out, Trump In
On the day Donald Trump gave his speech accepting the nomination of the Republican party Roger Ailes left Fox News. Ailes' work here was done. Trump's speech was the culmination of the Fox News project.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Goes Full Nixon Trump delivers "grim" capstone address. W. Post: "...Trump offered a powerful echo of Richard Nixon almost 50 years ago ... a law-and-order message in the hope of summoning an army of disaffected and forgotten voters large enough to topple the...
Trump's Terrifying Pitch: It Was Better Than You Think
It's Demagoguery 101: Terrify, then reassure. Threaten people with destruction, then reassure them with the warm embrace of your fatherly arms. It’s what kidnappers do to instill Stockholm syndrome in their prisoners. Trump’s good at it.
Last Chance to Make Corporations Come Clean on Tax Havens
The Securities and Exchange Commission is in the last hours of accepting public comment on a rule that would require corporations to make public more information about their use of overseas tax havens.
How Mike Pence's Extremism May Divide Democrats On Education Policy
Mike Pence has implemented many of the same education policies Democrats have promoted for years. But in calling out Pence as an "extremist," is Hillary Clinton signaling there may be shifts in her party’s education agenda?
