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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...
Tell Etsy To Stop Using the Irish Tax-Haven Loophole
A petition launched today says that if the online retailer "is really trying to be 'mindful, transparent, and humane,' it must pay its fair share of taxes at home."
Climate Denial Is Corruption, and the GOP Is Captured By It
It is simply remarkable to see a political party working so obviously in the service of an industry as the Republican Party is working on behalf of fossil-fuel interests.
On the Road for Bernie in Iowa
Sanders reportedly became the first major presidential candidate to walk a picket line while campaigning since Robert Kennedy in 1968 when he joined a picket line against a food manufacturing company.
Corporations Deploy Anti-Worker Weapon
Corporations' growing use of lockouts to force workers to accept CEO demands demonstrates that the already powerful -- corporations -- have secured even more might in their relationship with workers.
Progressive Breakfast
Union Vote In Play Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders angle for AFSCME endorsement. NYT: "Mrs. Clinton presented herself as a proven bulwark against [Republican anti-union] efforts and also promised to crack down on wage theft ... Mr. Sanders said he possessed 'maybe...
