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In Praise of Julian Bond
America lost a giant and CAF lost a friend when Julian Bond passed away this weekend at the age of 75. His piercing intellect, eloquent voice, and puckish humor will be sorely missed. He made America better.
Julian Bond: Race Man, Poet, Movement-Builder -- and Friend
By the time Julian Bond was 20 years old, he had helped lead the Atlanta sit-in movement, and he had left the academic life of Morehouse College to help found the legendary Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
When Artists Cultivated FDR's Four Freedoms
World War II ended 70 years ago this past weekend. Americans in all their diversity fought for the Four Freedoms – Freedom of speech and worship, Freedom from want and fear – and did so in diverse ways. All are worth remembering today.
How Can We Fight Currency Manipulation To Regain Jobs?
China's currency rate has been plunging. Is China setting the rate or are they letting "the market" set the rate? And since a low Chinese currency rate takes business away from the United States what can we do about it?
The Smoke and Mirrors Behind Balanced-Budget Rhetoric
When Republican governors promise to bring their budget-balancing skills to Washington, it is worth knowing that those skills involve number-fudging and willful blindness.
Progressive Breakfast
De Blasio May Press Hillary Tension between Hillary Clinton and Mayor Bill de Blasio. WSJ: "In coming months Mr. de Blasio is expected to host a presidential forum on income inequality, to which he plans to invite both Democrats and Republicans ... Such an event is...
Are Unions An 'Us' Or A 'Them'?
Divide and conquer works. When you face a strong enemy it's good strategy to break them apart into smaller units that can be fought separately. Example: a state initiative to gut California's public-employee pensions does just that.
80 Years Later, Republicans Are Still Fighting Social Security
Republicans are still working to erode the public’s trust in Social Security, just as they did when GOP presidential candidate Alf Landon called it “a fraud on the workingman” in 1936.
Don't Let John Kasich Anywhere Near The U.S. Department Of Education
State governors can't always shape economic policy. But they own education policy lock, stock and barrel. The effect John Kasich has had on public education policy as governor of Ohio is especially atrocious.
Five Lessons for Democrats From the Black Lives Matter Protests
A growing, racial justice wing (best represented by the Dreamers and Black Lives Matter) is highly suspicious of both pro-business moderates and economic populists within the Democratic Party.
