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Nevada's Right Wing Could Get Burned Trying to Shut Solar Power Down
"It's going to be a campaign issue," says an activist and homeowner who is among those who will be hurt by a Koch brothers-backed push to make home solar power adoption prohibitively expensive.
Progressive Breakfast
State of the Union Redux President Obama Scolds Donald Trump for Focus on Muslims. Time: “President Obama had some strong words for Republican candidates—especially party frontrunner Donald Trump—who have been warning that Muslims pose a threat in the United States....
Obama: The First Farewell
Tuesday's State of the Union turned into President Obama's first farewell, and an occasion to offer both a common-sense corrective to the campaign trail's hysteria and to reprise some of his favorite themes.
MoveOn Political Action Endorses Bernie Sanders
"This vote was not only decisive, but participation was broad-based, with more ballots cast than any other endorsement vote in MoveOn's history," says MoveOn's executive director.
Millennials in Poll Fake Right, Go Left
In a poll of people between the ages of 18-29, more identified as conservative on economic policy issues than liberal. But in several areas, majorities sided more with progressives.
Will Obama Push Unpopular TPP In State Of The Union Speech?
Will the President provide a positive, progressive message for the future in his last State of the Union address, or will he continue to push the wildly unpopular, corporate/Wall Street-written Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
“The Big Short” and Bernie’s Plan to Bust Up Wall Street
"The Big Short" -- Adam McKay's movie, based on Michael Lewis book about the housing and credit bubble that triggered the Great Recession -- shows why Bernie Sanders's plan to break up big banks and reinstate Glass-Steagall is necessary.
GOP Vows Sickness and Ill-Health
Republicans have been trying to repeal Obamacare for five years. They’ve made no effort to patch the gaping hole that would leave behind because they believe Americans who get cancer and don't have health insurance are on their own.
Progressive Breakfast
Public Sector Unions Face the Supreme Court DailyKos' Laura Clawson sees the Supreme Court readying "another blow against unions." But there's one ray of hope: "Friedrichs is expected to come down to a 5-4 vote, but the expected swing vote comes from an unexpected...
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Bankrupt Public-Employee Unions
If the corporate/billionaire class gets its way — and it looks like they will — the terrible inequality you see in the country today is nothing compared to what’s coming.
