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Another Day, Another Corporate Merger: It's Time To Push Back
A merger of two food giants announced Thursday underscores why Sen. Elizabeth Warren has taken on a new crusade against corporate mergers and consolidations, and why that issue is in the Democratic Party platform.
When Black Lives Don’t Matter: Police Kill 136 Blacks Since January
It happened again this week, as it’s happened more than 100 times so far this year. Police in Louisiana and Minnesota shot and killed two more black men.
TPP In Democratic Party Platform Is A 'Whose Side Are You On?' Moment
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have said they oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Democratic Party platform deliberations in Orlando this weekend should reflect this by going on the record against a rigged "lame-duck" vote.
Progressive Breakfast
Endorsement Tuesday? AP reports Sanders, Clinton in talks about endorsement next week: "A Democrat familiar with the plans said Wednesday if the two sides continue to make progress, Clinton and Sanders would appear at the joint event Tuesday in New Hampshire." Shift...
Democrats and the TPP: Who Speaks for the Future?
Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Yet President Obama insists that the party platform take no position on the TPP. This weekend Democrats will decide who speaks for the future.
This Friday In D.C., Let's Rally For An Important Progressive Cause
Progressive activists will throng the Lincoln Memorial to listen to Rev. William Barber II, education historian Diane Ravitch and other prominent voices rally the nation in support of the public education students deserve.
61% "Uneasy" About Trump and International Trade
A new The Economist/YouGov poll asked "Are you confident or uneasy about the following presidential candidates’ ability to deal wisely with international trade?" The numbers might surprise you.
Enormous, Humongous May Trade Deficit Helps Trump
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) opens up tariff-free trade with countries like Vietnam, which can only increase the "giant sucking sound" of U.S. job loss and increasing trade deficits.
Bernie-mentum Nudges Clinton Forward On Debt-Free College
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announces changes to her college affordability plan that closely tracks a key component of the platform challenger Bernie Sanders put forward in his race for the Democratic nomination.
Progressive Breakfast
Sanders Presses On Platform Sanders steps up anti-TPP push before platform meeting. Bloomberg: "'The Democrats must go on record in opposition to holding a vote on the TPP,' Sanders said in one of several Twitter messages Tuesday aimed at derailing the Trans-Pacific...
