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Wingnut Week In Review: Who’s In Your Wallet?
For eight years, wingnuts had to deal with the reality of a black man in the White House. Now, it looks like there will be a black woman in their wallets. They’re not taking it well.
As Verizon Strike Continues, What Are Candidates Saying?
40,000 workers at Verizon and Verizon Wireless are still on strike, fighting for their future and the future of middle class wages in our economy. Here's who is standing with them.
An Economy Like It's 1999
Remembering the artist Prince and one of his greatest hits, "1999," got us thinking: 1999 was actually a pretty good year for the U.S. economy. Is it too much to ask that we emulate what we got right back then?
Progressive Breakfast
Burning Issues: Avoiding The Failures of Militarism The next president should heed the wisdom of an electorate that is “fed up” with the follies of military adventurism because of the fiascos in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, says Emira Woods, a foreign policy fellow at...
Burning Issues: Avoiding The Failures of Militarism
Emira Woods, foreign policy fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, explains the need for the next president to take heed of America's weariness with war and the follies of military adventurism.
What Will It Take To Surpass The Paris Climate Agreement?
After Paris, how do we finish the job? What will take to go beyond the initial carbon cutting pledges and ensure we limit the global temperature rise to 2˚C? Robert Pollin has the answer.
We Won't Improve Education By Making Teachers Hate Their Jobs
Teacher shortages are spiking and job dissatisfaction among teachers is at an all-time high. Now a new survey points to another contributor to low teacher morale: their evaluations.
Clinton Must Toughen Up On Trade To Be Ready To Face Trump
Clinton needs to make clear statements – no hedging – in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other similar trade agreements and policies. And she has to mean it.
Progressive Caucus Beats Republicans At Their Own Game
On the issues that rank-and-file GOP voters purport to care about most – economic growth, debt reduction, national defense – the Progressive Caucus People's Budget contains the most serious and effective policies available.
Progressive Breakfast
Sanders Keeps Going Sanders campaign insists it still has a winning path. Strategist Tad Devine on MSNBC: "We think we can win more states. We think we can win more delegates. We think we can prove to Democratic leadership that he is the best possible candidate for a...
