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Does the Democratic Party Platform Matter?
Bernie Sanders says he will push hard to get his agenda written into the Democratic Party platform. But candidates are free to ignore the platform. Platforms are only important if citizen movements make them important.
Underemployed College Graduates Still A National Crisis
One in eight college graduates are currently underemployed. That shows that the problem of low wages among workers under 25 isn't a problem of education; it's a function of a weak economy.
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Burning Issues: Our Failure in Afghanistan Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, who has done two tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan explains in this Burning Issues video his view of what the United States has gotten wrong in Afghanistan. Warren Launches "Take On Wall...
Elizabeth Warren Launches Take On Wall Street Campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren explains in this video taken at the launch of the "Take On Wall Street" campaign why we need a new level of financial reform to finish the work of the Dodd-Frank bill.
Burning Issues: Our Failure in Afghanistan
Retired Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis argues in this Burning Issues video that the United States is "failing on every level" in Afghanistan, and sees presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as continuing the status quo.
Republicans Demand Flint-Like Solution To Puerto Rico Debt
When Wall Street got in over its head, the U.S. government stepped in with trillions of dollars to bail them out. Now that Puerto Rico is in trouble, conservatives respond with a broken "PROMESA."
House Republicans Vote For Anti-LGBT Job Discrimination
Three years after President Obama signed executive orders protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors from discrimination, House Republicans voted to write anti-LGBT discrimination in law.
An Open Letter to Donald Trump: Make Your Tax Returns Public
It is critical that candidates for the highest office in the land release their income tax returns for multiple years, especially you Mr. Trump. After all, you are running for president based on your wealth and business ability.
More Than 1500 Groups Write Congress: No TPP
More than 1,500 public interest organizations representing trade and democracy "stakeholders" sent a joint letter to Congress urging them to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Trump's Trade Con
If he's willing to lower the corporate tax rate to strengthen our negotiating position, what's stopping him from lowering the federal minimum wage as well? Why assume his version of a "good deal" would try to lift wages worldwide?
