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A Win For Peace
The Iran deal will not be scuttled by Congress now that President Obama has secured the support of enough Senate Democrats to sustain any veto of any attempt to strip Obama of his authority to waive sanctions. It's a historic win for peace.
Progressive Breakfast
What Trump Doesn't Know About Immigration Trump doesn't understand that immigration levels are down. NYT's Eduardo Porter: "Since the housing bubble burst and construction jobs dried up, more unauthorized immigrants have left the United States than have come in ......
The “Cadillac” Tax is Coming, And Could Hit Your Midsize Health Plan
One in four employers will be hit with the Affordable Care Act's insurance excise tax when it takes effect in 2018, and in 10 years it could affect nearly half of American workers. Let's repeal and replace it.
Business Lobby Is Denied Overtime To Kill Overtime Rule
Business lobbying organizations like the National Retail Federation had been lobbying fiercely to get the Department of Labor to extend the comment period beyond Friday. They failed.
How The Planned Parenthood Attack May Result In More Government Stimulus
The more the Left agitates the Right over Planned Parenthood, the greater the likelihood that next year's budget will include more government spending and more stimulus for the economy.
Common Core “Results” Aren’t Actually Test Scores
In the near future we can expect a flood of stories about "scores" on the Common Core tests. But these will be wildly misleading because the numbers that will be released are not actually test "scores."
In Search of Our First Trillionaire
No 13-digit fortune has yet appeared on the horizon. But if we wait until we get close enough to see one, warns tax attorney and wealth analyst Bob Lord, we may find our plutocracy set eternally in concrete.
Killing Uncle AL
By locking out workers, and wasting untold millions on highly paid but inexperienced replacements and on security guards, ATI has finished converting itself from a pillar of the community into a pariah.
Progressive Breakfast
Big Labor Wins Obama administration caps summer of expanding labor rights. NYT: "In the last two months alone, the administration has introduced ... a rule that would make millions more Americans eligible for extra overtime pay, and guidelines suggesting that many...
The Populist Agenda Is An Electable Agenda
How did an unapologetic liberal like Bernie Sanders with a campaign that relies on small donors even come close to threatening a candidate like Hillary Clinton? Look at his platform.
