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Six Ways TPP Opponents Have Won—Even as Fast Track Advances
After observing painful trade votes for more than 20 years, this vote left me feeling that opponents should be holding their heads higher than ever before as they regroup for the next phase of the fight.
Lessons To Be Learned From New Orleans-Style Education Reform
As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, you can count on seeing a lot of glowing stories about the great education progress made in New Orleans. You should be very suspicious of this marketing campaign.
Progressive Breakfast
Justice After Charleston North Carolina "Moral Mondays" leader Rev. William Barber calls for "Justice After Charleston" in The Nation: "If America is serious about this moment, we cannot just cry ceremonial tears while at the same time refusing to support the martyred...
Republicans Ignore The Pope At Their Peril
Republicans who have complained that the Left wants to drum religious voices out of the "public square" while thundering against women's reproductive rights, suddenly want the Pope to stick to Sunday mass.
4 Reasons Bobby Jindal Has No Chance of Being President
Two years ago Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal urged the GOP to “stop being the stupid party.” Jindal went on to become the primary leader of “the stupid party.” Now, he’s running to be leader of the free world.
Leaders Should Be Leading To Get The Transportation Investments We Need
It is indeed noteworthy that a bipartisan, six-year surface transportation bill is on its way to the full Senate. But the bill is being sent to the Senate with no guidance on how to pay for it.
How Bernie Sanders Cleared The Air On His Immigration Reform Stand
The candidate for president has a long and complicated history with immigration reform. His speech before the National Association of Latino Elected Officials helps people concerned about immigrant rights make sense of it.
Progressive Breakfast
Fast Track Filibuster Fails Cloture vote sets up final fast track passage in Senate today. The Hill: "Thirteen Democrats backed fast-track in Tuesday’s vote, handing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) a major legislative victory. [Past supporter] Sen. Ben...
Wall Street And Big Corporations Got What They Wanted – This Time
This fast-track trade authority push was different, more aggressive, less concerned with how it looked. Is this how business will be done in the 21st century? Maybe, but maybe not.
The Right-Wing Fingerprints on The Charleston Massacre
While he alone held the gun, and pulled the trigger, the shooter’s manifesto reveals the right-wing fingerprints all over the racist act of terrorism in Charleston, South Carolina.
