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Why Hate Speech by Presidential Candidates is Despicable
A small number of angry, deranged people inevitably will vent their rage at groups they find threatening. Some will do so violently. But this doesn’t absolve politicians who have been fueling such hatefulness.
Bad Medicine: Pfizer's Offshore Tax Trick Just Latest of Many Scandals
Pfizer doesn't play pfair. The recent announcement that it would renounce its American identity and become an Irish company -- thereby dodging billions of dollars in taxes -- is the latest in a string of shady deals and sleazy behavior.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Jumpstarts Paris Climate Summit Obama announces international commitment to fund clean energy. The Hill: "President Obama and 19 world leaders are committed to double the amount of money they put into clean energy research and development ... The commitment...
Hope For The Climate Lives In Paris
Are we prepared to build on this initial agreement, and push our country and others to demand more greenhouse gas cuts until the crisis is behind us? Get ready to celebrate, and get ready to fight for deeper cuts the next day.
Making Black Lives Matter Means Making Serious Changes
The release of the video of Laquan McDonald’s death, and the murder charges against the Chicago police officer who killed him show how much has changed since Ferguson, and how much still needs to change.
Now Vietnam Thumbs Nose At TPP's Unenforcable Labor Provisions
With the Trans-Pacific Partnership now public, "foreign-owned companies" illegally fire workers who will be making less than $7 a day. Workers are harassed, arrested and beaten if they try to organize to improve their lives.
What Thanksgiving Stories Share: Welcoming the Stranger
With so many voices urging us not to embrace refugees fleeing the terror of ISIS, it is fitting to remember a common thread that connects the stories of the first Europeans who set foot on America's shores.
Teacher Evaluations Fall Off The Education 'Reform' Agenda
Hillary Clinton recently shook up the education policy world when she challenged one of the pillars of the education establishment: the linking of teachers' job evaluations and pay to how students perform on standardized tests.
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Goes Big On Immigration Sanders proposes his own immigration executive action. W. Post: "...he would take executive action to allow undocumented immigrants who’ve been in the United States for at least five years to stay in the country without fear of being...
What Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law Might Say Thursday
Here are some of the things you are likely to hear from your Fox-watching right-wing brother-in-law at the Thanksgiving table Thursday. Brace yourself.
