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Two Major Victories for Fair Housing
It’s a rare moment when two branches of our federal government take major steps to expand opportunity for all Americans. But, with relatively little fanfare, that’s what’s happened over the last few weeks in the critical area of housing.
Jeb! Bush Vows To Cripple Government
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush gave a speech Monday at an event organized by a corporate lobbying group in which he vowed to cripple our government. So who gets to be in charge if he succeeds?
Hillary on Quarterly Capitalism: Big Challenge, Timid Reform
Hillary Clinton has opened a "conversation" about what she calls "quarterly capitalism," the perverse incentives that lead corporations to focus on the short-term over the long. Her reforms, however, don't match her rhetoric
Sanders Speaks Out On Sentencing Reforms
After over two months as an announced presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) for the first time came out for substantive sentencing reforms, in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday,
Republican Candidates On Raising The Minimum Wage
We rounded up of the opinions of the Republican presidential candidates on the minimum wage. A few see the light, but most of them oppose supporting American workers with a wage increase. A few even advocate getting rid of it altogether.
Wingnut Week In Review: Bully For The GOP
The barely-a-billionaire bully has taken over the GOP’s presidential primary playground. The Republican presidential debate will now take place after school, by the flagpole.
Obama Hatred Made Governors Refuse Healthcare. Higher Energy Bills Next?
President Obama is working on a program to cap carbon emissions from power plants. As with Obamacare, states will have latitude how it is implemented. As with Obamacare, recalcitrant Obama-hating states will be hurting themselves.
Progressive Breakfast
Hillary Speaks On Reforming Capitalism Today Hillary Clinton speech today to unveil policies promoting "long-term growth" instead of "short-termism." Bloomberg: "For the top income tax bracket, capital gains taxes would be determined using a sliding scale ... [New tax...
Get Ready For The Next Wave Of Education "Reform"
As anti-democratic pressures on school governance appear to be easing on the federal front, states across the country are enacting the next form of education “reform” that may be as bad or worse
Expanding Social Security Is Completely Affordable
Once again, it’s clear that there is no crisis in Social Security’s financing. The fact is that not only can we afford the current levels of Social Security protection, we can afford to expand them.
