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The Disturbing Forces Behind A School "Reform" Fight In Colorado
A fight over school governance in Jefferson County, Colo., reveals the powerful forces who want to call the shots in education systems strained by unending austerity and an unremitting "reform" agenda.
Wingnut Week In Review: Forever Hold Their Peace, Again
It’s been almost a week since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Was that enough time for wingnuts to calm down and realize the Court gave them an escape hatch from the “culture war”? Of course not.
Rand Paul's Failed Ideas Can't Beat Clinton's Criminal Justice Reforms
It's refreshing to see a Republican candidate identify inner-city poverty as a major underlying criminal justice issue. But Sen. Paul’s conservative economic policies would only exacerbate poverty in struggling black communities.
Federal Contractors Should Disclose Campaign Spending
For Independence Day President Obama should help Congress become independent of campaign contributions from federal contractors.
Can the 2016 Election be About Making it Work for American Families?
As election season heats up, it’s encouraging to see early childhood education getting serious attention. However, conversations about early childhood investments need to be ratcheted up a few notches.
Jobs Report: Flat Wages, Shrinking Workforce
The June jobs report shows more of the same: steady but slow jobs growth. Wages and hours were flat. The recovery continues but workers still are seeing few of the rewards.
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Rocks Wisconsin Bernie Sanders holds biggest rally of the campaign to date. AP: "Sanders packed the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, filling its 10,000 seats to show his bid to snatch the Democratic nomination from front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton...
I'm Endorsing and Volunteering for Bernie!
When I ended my third term as president of CWA, I pledged to help build the "movement of 50 million for economic justice and democracy." Today, I am endorsing Bernie Sanders for president and volunteering to help in his campaign.
Losing Their Grip
The Supreme Court’s affirmation of the right to marry and its rainbow-striped afterglow unleashed conservative tantrums. Why aren’t they making more noise about the string of fires destroying southern black churches?
Progressive Breakfast
Greece Goes Over The Edge Greece misses IMF payment. W. Post: "The $1.67 billion missed payment to the IMF was unlikely by itself to spur immediate problems for the global economy, since it affected only a government-backed institution, not private investors. But if...
