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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.
A New Look at a Forgotten Egalitarian
In our deeply unequal times, historian Edward O’Donnell reminds us, the life of the 19th century’s most important critic of concentrated wealth remains as relevant as ever.
Keystone, Food Labeling Cases Demonstrate TPP's Threat To Democracy
Two recent cases demonstrate the danger to democratic government from investor-state dispute provisions in trade agreements. It appears it is President Obama who was “absolutely wrong” about the dangers of TPP.
We’re Onto The Phony Education Reformers
After years of attacks on teachers and public education, Americans are catching up to the real story in our schools. 2015 was the year that forever transformed the hegemonic control so-called reformers have had on education policy
Progressive Breakfast
State of the Union Obama to focus on future in his final State of the Union speech. CNN: “It was tempting for the President to follow the lead of his predecessors, take a victory lap and mainly tout his administration’s achievements. But Obama’s instruction to his...
Here's Where the Real Debate About the Struggles We Face Took Place
In Iowa, grassroots leaders asked tough questions of Democratic presidential candidates Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders about actual solutions to poverty and the other struggles facing real Americans.
Wingnut Week In Review: Presidential Tears And Wingnut Clowns
When President Obama introduced his executive actions on gun control, he wept as he talked about Sandy Hook Elementary. Wingnuts couldn’t understand why he would still cry over 20 dead first graders.
Freidrichs Case Not Just About Unions
The Freidrichs case is not just about unions; it is also setting up an argument against separation of church and state.
