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There’s No More Denying It: Trump Is Openly Racist
Donald Trump is not just plainspoken, nor is he merely trying to get media coverage. He’s deranged and openly racist, and a manic threat to anyone he dislikes — which is everyone not named Trump.
God, Gays, Guns And Orlando
The tragedy in Orlando reveals that the three issues that once made up the Republicans' “winning formula” may have finally ripened into political poison.
Wingnut Week In Review: Sit-In Showdown
This week, House Democrats and Republicans faced off over reasonable gun laws. Democrats held a sit-in to force a showdown with Republican leadership. Republicans blinked.
Progressive Breakfast
UK Votes "Leave," Global Economy Shaken UK votes to leave EU 52%-48%. BBC: "Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October ... UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed it as the UK's 'independence day' ... Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was...
Brexit and the New Global Rebellion
The neoliberal order that has dominated the world's economy is now in danger. That's not necessarily a bad thing, by any means. But poisonous weeds are just as likely as green shoots to grow up through those cracks.
John Lewis Stands Up for Human Dignity Once Again
The heroism on the Pettus Bridge turned the tide against the inhumanity of segregation. Today’s protest in the House of Representatives just might mark the beginning of the end of the gun industry’s grip on American life and liberty.
Getting The 'Customer Model' Out Of Education
We're told schools need to be in step with the needs of businesses, and that education is "an investment" that gets a "return." The language of education policy is saturated in business values. But the truth is most businesses fail.
Even The IMF Says There Is "Urgent Need" For More US Government Spending
Earlier this month, the IMF looked at what is happening to the world economy thanks to neoliberal policies and said, "Oh my God, what have we done?" Now ,the IMF is having another "OMG" moment.
Progressive Breakfast
Election 2016 Bernie Sanders Admits ‘It Doesn’t Appear’ That He’ll Be the Nominee: New York Times: “Senator Bernie Sanders came one step closer to accepting defeat on Wednesday, telling C-SPAN in an hourlong interview that he most likely would not be the Democratic...
Clinton on the Economy; Trump Ever Offensive
Hillary Clinton took time from the volley of insults with Donald Trump to lay out her economic policy. Donald Trump in a scripted address used recycled insults of Clinton to paint himself as the agent of change. So it begins.
