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'Raise The Wage' Bill Gets Support, While The Fight for $15 Continues
Several progressive organizations are lining up today in support of the Raise the Wage bill introduced by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Robert Scott. Meanwhile, Fight for $15 activists plan their next action.
Sanders Gets In
The race for the Democratic nomination for president was transformed today as populist stalwart Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy. In a populist moment, Sanders is the real deal.
When Pushing A Jobs Agenda, It's OK To Use This F-Word
Voters support a role for the federal government "in ensuring that every person who wants to work has a job and a good standard of living," according to a report by pollster Celinda Lake.
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Announces Sen. Bernie Sanders tells the Associated Press he's running for president in the Democratic primary: "People should not underestimate me. I've run outside of the two-party system, defeating Democrats and Republicans, taking on big-money candidates...
Writing The New Rules For The 21st Century – In Secret?
With fast track, We the People of the United States of America don't get to know what's in TPP until some time after Congress pre-approves it.
The Kochs Can't Buy The Pope
The Kochs can't buy the Pope, but presumably they have some members of Congress on retainer. Still, perhaps the Pope can turn at least one Republican away from oil and coal patrons.
Black Students Feeling Especially Crushed By Student Debt
African-American students are more likely to take on education debt than their white, Latino, or Asian-American peers, and thus they suffer more of the negative effects. The Middle Class Prosperity Project explores the problem.
Federal Workers Face Retaliation For Walkout Over Poverty Wages
Last week federal contractors walked off the job to protest poverty wages. This week some of them are experiencing retaliation, and Good Jobs Nation has filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint.
The Baltimore Uprising's Backstory
It’s not as though what happened in Baltimore was unique or even unusual in our nation’s history. Race riots, as we used to call them, are as American as baseball and apple pie.
We Will Not Forget Workers' Struggles in Wisconsin
We will continue to gather in solidarity. We will continue to fight for our rights. And we will continue to declare that “This is what democracy looks like!”
