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House Takes On Transportation House aims to pass three-year transportation bill tomorrow. The Hill: "The amendments include ... a controversial reauthorization of the Export--Import Bank. The House hopes to complete its work by Thursday to set up a potential...
What To Look For When the Trans-Pacific Partnership Text Is Released
At some point the actual text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be made public. Organizations, academics, experts and regular people will be able to read, analyze and discuss what has been agreed to in our name.
What Teachers Do: A Little Common Sense In This Must-See Video
When the Campaign for America's Future gave NEA President Lily Eskelsen García its Progressive Champion award, she electrified the crowd – particularly with her riff on what teachers do. You have to hear this.
The Rigging of the American Market
As long as the big corporations, Wall Street banks, their top executives and wealthy shareholders have the political power to do so, they’ll keep redistributing much of the nation’s income upward to themselves.
Here's One Way to Tell Businesses To Either Pay Fair or Pay Up
If worker advocates succeed in getting a county ordinance passed, Chicago businesses with low-paid workers would have to start shouldering the cost of the social services their employees are forced to rely on.
Why The Vote On Ohio’s Gerrymandering Ban Matters
Ohioans are voting on Issue One, a constitutional amendment to ban political gerrymandering that could cure much of what ails our government and fix our broken political process.
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Watch The 2015 Awards Gala Celebrating America's Future See the powerful speeches from award winners Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Lily Eskelsen García, Scott Wallace and National People's Action on our 2015 Awards Gala page. Stiglitz Lays Out Economic Vision New book from...
Retirement Insecurity for Workers; Decadent Pensions for CEOs
While corporations stash more and more in the accounts of CEOs, they’ve slashed more and more from workers whose labor creates profits. That means retirement luxury for CEOs; retirement poverty for workers.
Rubio's Immigration Fail: A Senate Record of Quitting, Not Leading
Sen. Marco Rubio is not the first presidential candidate to miss Senate votes. What he really missed was the chance to prove he could be a leader. His one try on immigration was a colossal disaster and he never tried again.
The Battle In Seattle: Democracy Vouchers vs. Corporate Money
In Seattle, Washington, a ballot initiative that could wrest power away from corporate interests and big money donors, and change the way we do democracy, is coming up for a vote.
