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The Test of Leadership as Sanders Rolls in Oregon
Bernie Sanders won Oregon big yesterday and ended in a virtual tie in Kentucky. His campaign continues to gain energy as its chances of victory decline. This poses a test of leadership – less for Sanders than for Clinton.
The Economic Revival Of Our Cities Must Include Everyone
The "Take 5" film series opens with a look at the consequences of urban gentrification and a challenge for elected leaders to make sure that the wealth lifting up once-forsaken neighborhoods also lifts up its residents.
New Verizon Strike Day Of Action Thursday
The Verizon strike is still going on, and has passed the one-month mark. This is about working people against giant corporations that have vast power. Here's how to find a local Day of Action site near you.
Nothing Populist About Trump's Campaign of Character Assassination
You can say this for Donald Trump; he doesn't delegate the job of attack dog. He likes to scorch his own earth. His campaign strategy is to regurgitate the greatest anti-Hillary hits from the right-wing fever swamp.
Really, Really Rich Trump Is No Workers’ Champion
It’s easy to understand why Donald "I am really, really rich" Trump opposes raising the minimum wage. This guy who was born with a really, really silver spoon in his mouth doesn’t have a clue what living on $7.25 an hour means.
Progressive Breakfast
Burning Issues: Why The Pentagon Needs an Audit Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, in this Burning Issues video, says an audit of the Defense Department’s finances must be the next president’s top priority to root out waste and...
This Week Is Infrastructure Week, But Every Week Should Be
Our country's infrastructure is in bad shape and rapidly getting worse. But we can't get our own government to spend the necessary money to fix the problem. This week more than 150 organizations are working to elevate this issue.
Our Failure to Invest in Infrastructure Is Literally Making Us Sick
It’s one thing for congressional leaders to carry on with their budget antics year in and year out, skirting disaster, even with all that’s at stake. But the lack of response to the emergency in Flint takes it to a whole new level.
Burning Issues: Why The Pentagon Needs an Audit
The next president and Congress needs to make an audit of the Defense Department a top priority to root out waste and what the Project on Government Oversight's Danielle Brian calls "legalized corruption."
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Takes Low Road Trump plans scorched-earth campaign. NYT: "Mr. Trump will try to hold her accountable for security lapses at the American consulate in Benghazi ... And he intends to portray Mrs. Clinton as fundamentally corrupt, invoking everything from her...
