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Wingnut Week In Review: Donald Trump’s Scarlet Letter
This week, the problem wasn’t that Donald Trump believes women who have abortions after Roe v. Wade is overturned should be punished. The problem was that he said it out loud.
Jobs Report Highlights Trade, Manufacturing Problems
The March jobs report is out, and the news seems pretty good at first. But when you dig deeper it is the same old story: lower-to-middle-wage job gains, many higher-wage job losses.
Progressive Breakfast
Burning Issues: Understanding the Iran Nuclear Deal Joe Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund offers a passionate defense of the deal in this Burning Issues video and he explains how presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in particular stands out as a leader who...
March Jobs Report: Moving Up, With No Way Out
The Labor Department reports continued jobs growth in March, the 73rd month of private sector jobs growth. But wages remain stagnant. The economy continues to recover – but not the people.
Burning Issues: Understanding the Iran Nuclear Deal
Joe Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund offers a passionate defense of the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal in this Burning Issues video, explaining the perils of the Republican candidates' pledge to nullify it.
Is Education Being Measured To Death?
April ushers in the beginning of testing season in public schools across the nation. But the tests don’t serve purposes that are as clear and reasonable as their advocates would have us believe.
Trade Shapes Wisconsin Primary
The Wisconsin primary is Tuesday and Senator Bernie Sanders is pounding on his opposition to trade deals that have closed factories and cost jobs.
Everybody Hates Trump
Does the Republican Party leadership and the Republican convention delegates have the spine to stand up to Trump, and his threats of riots, and deny him a delegate majority?
Progressive Breakfast
Join the Democracy Awakening mobilization - April 16 to 18 in Washington, D.C. - to deliver a massive wake-up call to Congress. Join us to demand a democracy that works for all of us – a nation where our votes are not denied and money doesn’t buy access and power....
Burning Issues: Cuban-American Relations and Human Rights
President Obama's recent opening of diplomatic relations with Cuba and the reactions of the presidential candidates are explored by Geoff Thale of the Washington Office on Latin America in this Burning Issues video.
