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Momentum For Education Policy That Improves The Odds For Success
Signs continue to indicate momentum for a new emerging education policy narrative that treats student poverty as a real issue to be addressed rather than as an excuse to be dismissed – underscored in the relaunch of a schools initiative.
The Sanders "Economic Plan" Controversy
"Establishment" economists attacked Bernie Sanders by attacking an analysis by economist Gerald Friedman. Friedman said Sanders' plan would produce significant growth in an economy that continues to underperform.
Democrats Should Say More About Double-Digit Black Unemployment in S.C.
Black unemployment continues to be a crisis that does not get the attention that it deserves. The candidate who best addresses this crisis would be the person most deserving to win the African-American vote.
4 Reasons Ted Cruz is Even More Dangerous than Donald Trump.
Both men would be disasters for America, but Ted Cruz would be the larger disaster. Cruz is more fanatical, disciplined, and strategic. He's a true believer, and a loner who's willing to destroy government institutions to get his way.
Progressive Breakfast
Sanders Pushes On After Nevada Sanders faces daunting delegate math. NYT: "She is likely to win a delegate jackpot from the overwhelmingly black and Hispanic areas in the Southern-dominated Super Tuesday primaries on March 1, when 11 states will vote and about 880...
South Carolina and Nevada: Populism Still Rising
The populist revolt in both parties continues to roil both parties. On the Republican side, the establishment favorite -- Jeb! -- is gone. On the Democratic side, the Sanders surge continues to grow.
A Marco Rubio Administration During A Recession? Depressing.
Neither Marco Rubio nor any of the other Republican presidential candidates who support policies like a balanced budget amendment have a firm grasp of Economics 101.
Wingnut Week In Review: CSI Scalia
That didn’t take long: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on Saturday morning, after expiring in his sleep on Friday night. The conspiracy theories started late Sunday.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Duel In Nevada Town Hall Sanders knocks Bill Clinton's welfare reform record at MSNBC/Telemundo town hall. W. Post: "Sanders said among the differences he had with Clinton during the 1990s was 'so-called welfare reform,' which Sanders said had the effect of...
The Supreme Court Wasn’t Designed For This Political Heat
The confrontation over selecting a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court shows how politicized our courts have become, exposing judicial decisions as political choices rather than legal ones.
