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University of California's Perma-Temp Problem
The controversy over UC’s use of thousands of contract workers who earn low wages with few, if any, benefits has taken center stage amid escalating national concern over income inequality.
A Crisis of Public Morality, Not Private Morality
America’s problems have nothing to do with what happens in bedrooms. Our problems have everything to do with what occurs in boardrooms, and whether corporations and wealthy individuals are allowed to undermine our democracy.
Court Ruling That Charter Schools Aren’t 'Public' Is No Surprise
Operating under the mask of being purely ‘public,’ charter schools haven’t faced the scrutiny they warrant. Now, the Washington state Supreme Court ruling has stripped the mask away.
Why Can't Republicans Accept Reality On Iran?
Those watching the juvenile tactics on the House floor may ask themselves who they would rather handle our delicate foreign policy matters: those who accept reality or those who don't.
Bernie The Frontrunner? Sen. Bernie Sanders edges ahead in Quinnipiac Iowa poll. Time: "The Vermont senator is favorite among 41% of Iowa likely Democratic participants, compared with 40% supporting the former Secretary of State ... 'Sanders has seized the momentum by...
Jeb Bush's Voodoo Economics, Same As The Old One
The tax plan the Republican candidate has released this week shows he is as wedded to failed conservative economic orthodoxy as his relatives and the rest of the Republican political leadership.
Hurricane Francis
After a three-day jaunt in Cuba, the People’s Pope will fly to Washington. He’ll become the first pontiff to address Congress while quite possibly urging lawmakers to take firm action on climate change and to promote immigration reform.
Teachers Work For Free In A School District Bled By Charter Schools
As schools across Pennsylvania open their doors for the new school year, there’s one district in the state where teachers will be hard at work even though they’re not likely to get paid.
Why Kim Davis Isn’t Quite The Martyr She Intended To Be
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, seemed set to become a full fledged right-wing martyr/saint. Then a funny thing happened on the way to her canonization.
Progressive Breakfast
Final Push as Obama Nears Victory On Iran MoveOn.org and others plan vigils supporting Iran deal on Thursday: "On the evening of September 10, just two days after Congress reconvenes, MoveOn members will gather at hundreds of congressional offices and other public...
