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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...

Government Run Like a Business Poisons Children

Like the former venture capitalist he is, GOP Gov. Rick Snyder denied Flint, Mich., the funds it needed to keep clean water flowing, then asked for a federal bailout when Flint's kids were poisoned by lead-tainted water.

Progressive Breakfast

Final Pitches At Town Hall Sanders and Clinton joust over judgment at CNN town fall forum. W. Post: "'Experience is important, but judgment is also important,' Sanders said. He noted that he had voted against the Iraq invasion [and] could be counted upon to buck the...

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