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Who Lost the White Working Class?
Democrats could still win back the white working class -- putting together a huge coalition of the working class and poor, of whites, blacks, and Latinos, of everyone who has been shafted by the shift in wealth and power to the top.
Progressive Breakfast
Huge Bernie Lead In NH Sanders up 2-1 on Clinton in NH poll. CNN: "...the Vermont senator [is] leading the former secretary of state by 27 points, 60% to 33% ... But the Vermont senator's support rests heavily on groups whose participation in New Hampshire primaries...
Government Run Like A Business Led To Lead In Flint's Water
You might have heard that there is lead in Flint, Michigan's water. You're not going to believe how much. But you'll probably believe it happened because of government-hating Republicans.
Could the Rich at Davos Do More than Chatter?
Just a busload of billionaires, says Oxfam, now hold as much wealth than the entire bottom half of humanity. The elites now at Davos could, if they so chose, start steering that bus in a different direction.
The Message From MLK – Be An Agitator
Die-hard segregationists hurled the accusation at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that he was an “outside agitator.” Here's how he owned that accusation, and left us a message about the value of agitators.
The Game: Pass Tax Cuts, Then Whine About The Resulting Deficits
You're going to be hearing a lot of whining and moaning about the budget deficit going up. The same people who will be whining and moaning about deficits pushed through massive tax cuts last year.
Hate Costs Workers Dearly
The racial and religious hatred purveyed by the GOP didn’t improve the pay of white workers. That’s because separated, workers are weak. Unions have always known that. To secure power, workers must stand together.
Progressive Breakfast
Dem Primary May Not End Quickly Clinton campaign needs to retool for extended campaign season. NYT: "Even though the Clinton team has sought to convey that it has built a national operation, the campaign has invested much of its resources in the Feb. 1 caucuses in...
The Democratic Choice: Change or Continuity
Sunday's Democratic debate put the differences between the two leading candidates in high relief: Hillary Clinton as the candidate of continuity, Bernie Sanders as the candidate of change. The choice is ours.
Wingnut Week In Review: Haley’s Comment
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley easily gave the most successful GOP State of the Union response in years. So, why do so many in her own party seem to hate her for it?
