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Jobs Report: Unfinished Business As Unemployment Falls Below 5 Percent
The biggest mistake policymakers in Washington – from the White House to the Congress to the Federal Reserve – could make right now is to assume that what we're seeing right now resembles actual "full employment."
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton, Sanders In Fierce Debate Clinton, Sanders debate who can best bring change. WSJ: "She described herself more as a battle-scarred veteran who has learned the hard way that it is best to do the work within the real world without, as she said, 'making promises...
At The New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Debate, Populism Wins
In the face-off between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Secretary Hillary Clinton last night, the clear winner was populism. It was remarkable to watch both contenders arguing about who is the most progressive candidate.
Ted Cruz Won The Iowa Caucuses. Here’s What He Wants To Do To America.
Conventional wisdom said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wouldn’t even get close to becoming president. This week Cruz won the Iowa Caucuses, and got a little closer to the White House. Here’s why that should scare you.
An Emerging New Narrative For Education
The current narrative about our public education policy – at least the one we’ve been hearing for the past 20 years – no longer works. Fortunately, a new narrative is emerging from outside the usual sources.
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.
