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Exposing Trump's Trade Appeal To Working-Class Voters For What It Is
Donald Trump is a fraud, but Democrats will have to prove that they oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership and will fix previous trade deals. They can start by opposing TPP in the party platform.
A Sad And Shameful Day For Puerto Rico
Financial legislation passed by Congress solidifies what one Puerto Rican leader calls an "experiment in extreme capitalism" – one that is already having extreme consequences on the people who live on the island.
Paul Ryan’s Sickening Obamacare Replacement
After six years, and more than 60 votes to repeal health care reform, Paul Ryan and House Republicans have come up with a GOP alternative to Obamacare that’s guaranteed to make millions of Americans sick.
Are Public Schools And Private Equity A Bad Mix?
Cities and towns are required to offer citizens a free education. That doesn’t mean that schools aren’t fair game for privatization. Detroit’s system incentivized a predatory sector to move into the city to get a good return on investment.
Big Climate Win In The Senate, But The Battle Is Not Over
A Senate committee approves money for a climate fund. Deep down, Republicans seem to know that it is a political loser with the broad middle of the country to sabotage the president from acting on climate change.
Progressive Breakfast
Groundbreaking Report On Student Debt Consumer Reports and the nonprofit Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting have partnered to produce a special report series examining the nation’s growing student debt crisis, in which some 42 million people owe $1.3...
Dear Tony Blair: It's Not the Pitch, It's the Product.
Although Tony Blair laments the failure of the “political center,” the Brexit vote didn’t happen because he and his colleagues failed. It happened because they succeeded. Voters don't like the effects on either side of the Atlantic.
Paul Ryan’s Hot New Idea: More Rank Corporate Giveaways
Some were excited when Speaker Ryan called a major press conference to present his idea for fixing the economy. But, sheesh. The House speaker's "economic agenda" would fix the economy in the same way a vet fixes your dog.
Here's How Clinton's Latest College Debt-Relief Plan Misses The Mark
The Democratic presidential nominee plays into a right-wing narrative of the economy that exalts so-called "job creators" but offers little if anything to the people doing those jobs.
Veepstakes: Tim Kaine's Troubles With The Left
Now Hillary Clinton knows what message a Sen. Tim Kaine nomination will send to Bernie Sanders voters; the question remains if that's the message she wants to send.
