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Schumer Takes the Low Road to Fund a Transportation Bill
Democrats should be championing tax reforms that call on multinational corporations to pay more, not less, of their profits toward the infrastructure and services that support their profit-making.
Student Debt Movement Is Getting Democratic Candidates To Respond
Presidential candidate Martin O’Malley issued his debt-free college solution Wednesday, following on the heels of a proposal by candidate Bernie Sanders. This is a major coup for grassroots activists across the country.
"Our Selma": March in North Carolina for Voting Rights
Moral Mondays leader Rev. William Barber is calling the country to come to Winston-Salem, N.C. in a protest on Monday against "a crime against democracy and our most sacred constitutional value."
Walmart's Misleading Claims, Made In America
Walmart is aggressively highlighting its commitment to purchase an additional $250 billion worth of American-made goods by 2023. Here's how to avoid being fooled by the giant retailer’s rhetoric.
Much Worse In That Spending Bill Sidelined By Confederate Flag Dispute
The Interior appropriations bill would leave America’s rivers and lakes unprotected, and prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon dioxide emissions.
Export-Import Bank Shut Down, China Gets The Business Instead
Republicans have shut down the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank as of midnight, July 1. Germany, Japan, China and many other countries have similar agencies. Now they will be picking up that business.
Progressive Breakfast
Highway Bill Vexes Washington Sen. McConnell rules out gas hike, downplays repatriation, for highway trust fund. Politico: "'We’re not going to raise the gas tax,' McConnell said ... McConnell (R-Ky.) also said he was 'skeptical' about the prospect of using a...
Help Save Our Public Postal Service
A financial crisis is being engineered to get people complaining about the "slow, inefficient" Post Office. It's time for the public to demand that Congress act to end the crisis.
On Shark Week, Watch Out For These Financially Vicious Sharks
Loan sharks, in the form of payday lenders, claim more victims each minute than aquatic sharks do in a year. But unlike the shark attacks you see on Discovery Channel, there are surefire ways to prevent getting bitten.
Next Step in Fair Housing: Helping Families Live "Where They Can Thrive"
New Fair Housing Act regulations issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development are designed to help communities receiving HUD funding to identify and reduce barriers to fair housing choices.
