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Don't Put Privatizer And Payday Lender Lobbyist On The USPS Board
Several groups are sounding the alarm about new nominees to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. One is a notorious privatizer, another a payday lender lobbyist.
Wingnut Week In Review: Men Behaving Badly
This week, a bunch of Republican Congressmen made fools of themselves during their own hearing to bring down Planned Parenthood. It was farcical from beginning to end.
Why the Washington Post’s Attack on Bernie Sanders is Bunk
The Washington Post just ran an attack on Bernie Sanders that distorts not only what he’s saying and seeking but also the basic choices that lie before the nation.
Tobacco 'Carve Out' Proposal Shows How TPP Hurts Us
The idea of a "trade" agreement that actually lets tobacco companies sue governments is so shocking that it is providing a tip-off to the public about what else could be in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Will Any Presidential Candidate Support Banning Handguns?
Proposing a handgun ban certainly wouldn't make it become law anytime soon, but it would refocus the debate on the actual source of most of our senseless gun deaths.
Jobs Report: Conservative Economic Illusions Are Unmasked
The surprisingly disappointing September unemployment report should break once and for all two illusions about our ability to sustain a robust economy, and give us an opportunity to change the conservation.
Progressive Breakfast
BREAKING: Job Growth Slows 142K new jobs in September. Bloomberg: "Payrolls rose less than projected in September, wages stagnated and the jobless rate was unchanged as people left the workforce, signaling the global slowdown and financial-market turmoil are rippling...
Sanders vs. Clinton: Who Has the Best Plan for College Students?
The differences between the college financing plans offered by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are important – both for their impact on the middle class, and for what they tell us about the candidates.
Education 'Reformers' Wage A Misdirected War On Mayor De Blasio
In New York City, for the first time ever, school opened with every child who wanted pre-k getting a seat. Yet, instead of giving Mayor de Blasio credit for this, education "reformers" oppose him at every turn.
GOP House Leadership Line-up: Extreme as They Wanna Be
As John Boehner eyes the exit, and House Republicans prepare to vote for new leadership next week, the line-up for the post-Boehner House GOP leadership is all white, all male, and as extreme as they wanna be.
