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Privatization Causes Poverty: Senate Cafeteria Workers' Story Continues
If you think privatization of government services "saves money," you are mistaken. It is penny-wise and pound foolish, costing some of us everything and all of us dearly.
That Time Marco Rubio Tried To Accomplish Something
There was one time when Rubio tried very hard to accomplishment something, even asserting a leadership role: immigration reform. Not only did he fail to accomplish enactment of the bill, his leadership was a colossal disaster.
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton and Sanders Debate Who's A Progressive Claim to mantle of "progressive" debated at CNN town hall: " "'I do not know any progressive who has a super PAC and takes $15 million from Wall Street,' Sanders told CNN moderator Anderson Cooper. 'That's just not...
Sanders Vows To Kill TPP If Elected. Will Clinton?
Bernie Sanders strongly voiced his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Wednesday and committed to doing what he can to kill the deal if he is elected president. Will Hillary Clinton commit to doing the same?
Five Years After Financial Crisis Report, "Very Little Has Changed"
A panel that included Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Phil Angelides, the chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, concluded that we need to do much more to make another financial crash less likely.
What We Know About The Progressive Future: Here Come The Millennials
For most pundits, the most striking thing about the Iowa Caucus was the virtual tie between the two Democratic candidates. Another interesting trend that emerged that night. Bernie Sanders got 85% of the votes of caucus-goers under 30.
The Trump Show is Ending. Time To Look At What The Real Candidates Say.
Perhaps we can now spend less time on Donald Trump's demagogic proposals for building a wall and banning all Muslims from entering the country, and spend more time on what the rest of the field is proposing.
TPP Signing Brings Out Opposition
As trade representatives officially sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership in New Zealand, significant opposition is rising.
Progressive Breakfast
Dem Town Hall Tonight. Debate Tomorrow. CNN hosts Democratic town hall tonight: "Is Sanders ready to really rip into Clinton? His winks and nods toward the liberal base are impossible to miss ... Will she continue her line of attack on Sanders that his ideas sound...
For the Student Debt Movement, JUBILEE is an Old Idea Made New
We have proposed a bold but simple solution to the student debt problem - to eliminate it altogether by declaring a “Student Debt Jubilee.” The concept is not new. It is part of our Judeo-Christian heritage.
