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LGBT Families Caught in the GOP's Culture War Rift
The bills in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and other states expose a growing rift between “business-friendly” Republicans and religious conservatives that GOP leadership must bridge and families like mine must navigate.
Belgian Awful
The ISIS supporters who attacked Brussels killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds more. The scariest part of this story is something that hasn’t happened yet and hopefully never will: an act of nuclear terrorism.
The Two Parties Are (Still) Not The Same On Climate Change
When it comes to the climate, there's no debate. Clinton and Sanders are on the side of addressing climate change, and the Republican candidates are on the side of doing nothing.
Important Study Looks At Silicon Valley's "Invisible" Low Wage Workers
In the last two-and-a-half decades, the number of Silicon Valley "second-class" jobs in potential contract industries has grown three times faster than overall Silicon Valley employment.
Progressive Breakfast
Sanders, Clinton Criss-Cross Wisconsin Bernie Sanders looks to turn out Madison to win WIsconsin. Politico: "When Bernie Sanders takes the stage at a town hall in Madison on Wednesday, it’ll seem like a homecoming of sorts ... there are few places more familiar with...
Teacher Union Case Underscores The Importance Of The Supreme Court
Tuesday's 4-4 split does not end the fight over whether unions can assess fair share fees to all workers benefiting from union representation. Corporate conservatives will engineer another case attacking unions.
Worried About Trump's 45% Tariff? What About Obama's 10,000% Tariff?
Measures in the Trans-Pacific Partnership pushed by the Obama administration's negotiators will raise the price of many items by several thousand percent above the free market price. Here's why you may have missed that discussion.
Progressive Breakfast
Burning Issues: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Daniel Kalik, the chief of staff at J Street, a progressive Jewish “pro-peace” organization, discusses which 2016 presidential candidate is best positioned to help Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace agreement, in...
Burning Issues: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Daniel Kalik of J Street discusses which 2016 presidential candidate is best positioned to help Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace agreement in this Burning Issues video segment.
Bernie's Right. Wall Street’s Business Model Really Is Fraud.
Banking is a competitive business run by competitive people. Fraud isn't just a sideline. It gives bankers a much-needed edge. Play by the rules? For bankers, Rule #1 is “win at any cost.”
