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Clinton, Trump React To Dallas Attack Clinton expected to address Baton Rouge and St. Paul shootings, and Dallas attack today. NBC: "Clinton has postponed a planned rally with Joe Biden but still plans to attend a convention of the AME Church Friday, where she had...
Jobs Report: Change Still Needed
A reported 287,000 new jobs were created in June, erasing concerns that the economy might be cratering. But the cheery jobs figures can't mask the continuing need for change to make this economy work for working people.
Burning Issues: Fixing Our Policy In the Middle East
U.S. interventions in the Middle East over the past decades have been a clear failure by any measure, and we need a new direction, military expert Andrew Bacevich says in this Burning Issues video.
Can the Democratic Platform Change the Future of American Banking?
The answer to the question "Does this language really matter?" doesn’t lie with Hillary Clinton, or Debbie Wasserman Schultz, or the Democratic Party as an institution. It lies with the people themselves.
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.
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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.
