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The School Choice We Have Vs. The Choice We Want
National School Choice Week is staged this time of year to elevate charter schools and vouchers. What we see in Detroit is increasing evidence of the “school choice” American communities really have. What kind of “choice” is this?
The Social Security Question Hillary Clinton Should Have Been Asked
Tuesday's CNN town hall debate missed an opportunity to clarify where Clinton stands on expanding Social Security. Now a petition drive seeks to build political momentum for legislation to improve Social Security benefits.
Bernie Sanders' Underappreciated Interview With Ebony Magazine
In the interview Sanders fields questions about the Black Lives Matters protests at his early campaign events and the fact that some blacks feel taken for granted by the Democratic party.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Debate Debates... Clinton, Sanders haggle up on more debates. Politico: "Hours after Hillary Clinton ratcheted up her pressure on him to accept an invitation to an unsanctioned debate on Feb. 4, Bernie Sanders escalated the debate by calling for three new debates...
Depraved Indifference: Conservatives Respond To Flint's Water Crisis
Conservatives are responding to Flint, Michigan’s water crisis with the same depraved indifference that helped contaminate the city’s water and expose thousands of children to lead poisoning.
Bernie or Hillary: Who Has The Right Theory Of Presidential Change?
With Republicans likely to at least control the House after the 2016 election, which Democratic presidential candidate has the right approach to deal with the inevitable resistance?
Assessing The Obama Presidency: Has He Really Changed America?
What makes a president transformational? The presidents widely celebrated as transformational all got big things done. But reforms are not sufficient; a president also has to win the ideological argument.
The Volcanic Core Fueling the 2016 Election
If you’re working harder but getting nowhere, and understand that the system is rigged against you and in favor of the rich, you don’t care about the details of proposed policies and programs. You just want a system that works for you.
Ford Leaves Japan and Indonesia, Blames the TPP
Ford Motor said this week that it will close operations in Japan and Indonesia because it sees "no reasonable path to profitability." Last year GM pulled out of Indonesia. This is in spite of the coming Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie, Hillary Look Beyond Iowa Big Bernie rallies in MN yesterday. W. Post: "A crowd of more than 14,539 people packed an exhibit hall and overflow room in [St. Paul] ... gathering just hours after an estimated 6,000 people turned out ... in Duluth ... Sanders’s...
