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A Robin Hood Tax To Pay for College for All
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces bills that would allow every public college and university in the United States to offer free tuition, paid for with a small tax on financial transactions.
McDonald's' Workers Protest Share Buyback Scheme
This week McDonald's cooks and cashiers will be joined by clergy members at the company's shareholder meeting to call on McDonald’s to invest in the company and its workers instead of wealthy hedge fund executives.
How To Solve The RNC's Debate Problem: Money
Advice for the Republican National Committee that it will not take: Cull the number of presidential candidates you put on the debate stage by how much money they raised.
Message from Iowa To Presidential Candidates: Which Side Are You On?
The Iowa Working Families Summit was not about a candidate or even a platform. We were all realizing that more than ever, we have a common narrative based on democracy and economic justice.
Progressive Breakfast
Warren Strikes Back On TPP Sen. Warren issues report detailing poor enforcement of labor provisions in trade agreements. Politico: "Warren argued that the United States has not enforced labor protections in previous free trade deals. The report also contends that...
New Rules: If The Economy's Not Working For Us, It's Not Working
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is right: The rules are rigged. When bankers confess to fraud and get not one day in jail, the rules are rigged for the rich. Workers, families and communities need new rules.
Let The Public Read The Completed Parts Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership
The president says the pubic can’t see the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership because it is still being negotiated. So let us see the parts that are not still being negotiated.
Iowa Working Families Summit Advances Push For Progressive Agenda
The Iowa Working Families Summit had a huge turnout – 600 people from all over the state – and was a sharp contrast to the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner on the same day.
President Obama Moves To Stem Police Militarization
Nine months after police in Ferguson, Missouri donned riot gear, and met protestors with paramilitary weapons and equipment, the Obama administration has taken its first real steps towards halting police militarization.
Trans-Pacific Partnership-Related Bill Contains A Medicare Poison Pill
To cover the cost of a program that would help workers who lose their jobs as a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Republicans propose a $700 million cut in Medicare.
