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The Right-Wing Response to Paris is Everything Terrorists Could Want
The right-wing response to the Paris terror attacks is predictably hysterical, racist and xenophobic. In other words, it's the best recruitment device that ISIS could ask for.
What About Beirut?
What is it about the people in Beirut – and Baghdad and Syria and so many other places under attack by ISIS – that makes them somehow different from Parisians, and less worthy of our attention, empathy and solidarity?
The Terrible Legacy of Unenforced Trade Laws
The U.S. aluminum industry is desperate for relief from a flood of illegally subsidized imports from China. Thousands of American aluminum workers would still be employed if the U.S. enforced trade regulations.
Shake Off Those Charter Chains
Cartoonist Mark Fiore's latest video is a satirical look at the deeply serious issue of corporate charter school chains and their campaign to drain resources from public schools for their own bottom line.
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton Tries To Tamp Down Fundraiser Fallout Clinton campaign recasts 9/11 comment. WSJ: "Asked about her 9/11 remarks, Press Secretary Brian Fallon said that she was offering one explanation for why she worked on Wall Street’s behalf ... 'To suggest that she of all...
Five Reasons Glass-Steagall Matters
What does a banking law passed 75 years ago and repealed 16 years ago have to do with the 21st century economy? As it turns out, a lot – and thus it became a major issue in Saturday's Democratic presidential debate.
34 Senators Stand With Senate Cafeteria Workers – And With All Workers
Thirty-four Democratic senators have issued a strongly-worded letter requesting that a British-owned federal contracting company pay their workers a living wage and allow them to unionize.
Steve King Ruins Rubio's Plan To Say Cruz Agrees With Him On Immigration
Sen. Ted Cruz steadfastly opposed a path to citizenship, and voted against the bill that Sen. Marco Rubio supported. Yet somehow their positions are basically the same?
How Colorado Parents Beat Back Big Money, Charter Schools And 'Reform'
Although Democrats are disappointed by recent off-year election results, they need to learn from progressive victories when education was the issue and communities bucked the influences of big money.
Progressive Breakfast
Fallout From Dem Debate Clinton's "9/11" explanation of Wall St. ties raises eyebrows. W. Post: "This is not an answer that will likely fade into the ether. It will not be quickly forgotten. It will become a part of somebody's fundraising queries, one or two ads and...
