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Midterm Elections Say Nothing About The National Ideology
Democrats have won the presidential popular vote for five of the last six elections. So don't let anyone tell you than the midterms and off-year election results mean that the nation is fundamentally conservative and Republican.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Prepare For Next Debate Hillary may face tougher attacks. Bloomberg: "Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley won't be so kind when they meet on the debate stage later this week. Since the Las Vegas debate, Sanders has adopted a more aggressive stance ... O'Malley has...
Building On The Keystone Victory
Now is the time to use the momentum from the Keystone pipeline decision, and mobilize for a broad cap on carbon emissions and a massive investment in clean energy jobs.
Wingnut Week In Review: “Diva Demands” For the GOP Debates
Ya gotta hand it to the GOP presidential candidates. It takes either incredible skill or monumental stupidity to get President Obama and Fox News to agree. But their “diva demands” for future debates did it.
Bottom Line: Does the TPP Trade Deal "Put American Workers First"?
President Obama has laid out the bottom line, saying the Trans-Pacific Partnership “puts American workers first.” That's the right measure, but there are deficiencies even a thousand pages of legalese can't obscure.
What Congress Could Do Right Now To Improve Education
There is an urgent need to change the nation’s federal education law known as No Child Left Behind. Now, there’s some evidence a revision to NCLB may be in the offing
Progressive Breakfast
Strong Jobs Report May Mean Fed Rate Hike 271K new jobs in October. BLS: "...the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.0 percent ... average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9 cents to $25.20 ... Hourly earnings have...
A Surprisingly Positive Jobs Report That Shouldn't Make Us Complacent
Lurking behind these numbers is the real danger that the Federal Reserve will join congressional Republicans in putting brakes on economic growth just as its benefits are beginning to reach the left behind.
Big Oil Can’t Go On Like This
Ensuring that our planet remains hospitable requires leaving about three-quarters of all oil, gas, and coal deposits underground. Forgoing all those fossil fuels means oil companies need to change or go out of business.
We Now Know the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Even Worse Than We Thought
The effort is now on to defeat this treaty in Congress, with labor, consumer, environmental and health care organizations united in their opposition based on the text released Thursday.
