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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.
Progressive Breakfast
Progressive Presidential Forum Tomorrow "Saturday: Watch Live Video of the Iowa People’s Presidential Forum" urges OurFuture.org's Roger Hickey: "Since the Democratic National Committee seems to sponsor Democratic presidential debates only once in a blue moon,...
December Jobs Report: Island of Calm amid World's Tumult
The December Labor Department jobs report shows private sector jobs increased for a record 70th month. The question is how long this steady, slow growth can continue in a world in increasing turmoil.
"Bleeding-Heart," Or Just Bloody? The GOP Poverty Show
When you hear the rhetoric from the Jack Kemp Foundation's "Expanding Opportunity" forum Saturday, it pays to watch what conservatives have done to low-income people, not what they say.
