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Pensions: For CEOs Only
Corporations virtually eliminated secure pensions, forced workers into risky, self-pay plans and handed hundreds of millions in tax-free retirement benefits to the top dogs. Pensions aren’t dead; they’re just exclusive now.
Burning Issues: The Panama Papers And How The Rich Hide Their Money
Tom Cardamone, managing director of Global Financial Integrity, discusses the Panama Papers and the ramifications of having so much of the world's wealth hidden in offshore tax havens in this Burning Issues video.
Million Student March To Demand Answers On Debt Reduction
A new round of student protests on Wednesday will command the attention of the 2016 presidential election debate. The demands will include tuition-free public college and cancellation of all student debt.
A Note From Bill Moyers — Why The Boss Won’t Play North Carolina
Three years ago we told the chilling story of the makeover of North Carolina's once progressive institutions, in our documentary “North Carolina: State of Conflict.” See it and understand why Bruce Springsteen won't play in the state.
Clinton Should Ask Obama To Withdraw The TPP
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has an opportunity to address her trade credibility problem by asking President Obama to withdraw the Trans-Pacific Partnership from consideration by Congress.
Progressive Breakfast
Burning Issues: Is Climate Change A U.S. Security Threat? Jason Kowalski, U.S. policy director for 350.org, the global, grassroots organization battling climate change, explains in this Burning Issues video how climate change has become a national security issue....
Can Democrats Take Back The Senate?
The unhinged Republican presidential primary may give an impression of a nation gone mad, but the way vulnerable Republican Senate incumbents are trying to hold on to their seats reminds us that the nation is not in a right-wing mood.
Sanders Wins Wyoming, Surge Continues
Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming caucuses on Saturday by double digits. That is seven contests in a row and eight of nine. The race is a long way from over, but the challenges keep getting bigger as the campaign heads into New York.
Burning Issues: Is Climate Change A U.S. Security Threat?
Climate change has become a national security issue, according to Jason Kowalski of 350.org in this Burning Issues video segment. That means what a presidential candidate believes about climate change has serious ramifications.
Privatization Panacea? It's Not Proving True For Some D.C. Bus Riders
A report that 95 percent of the D.C. Circulator buses that serve the downtown and tourist areas of the city have safety problems is held up as the latest example of the fallacy of privatization.
