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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!”
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Is In Sen. Bernie Sanders to announce Democratic primary challenge tomorrow. Vermont Public Radio: "Sanders will release a short statement on that day and then hold a major campaign kickoff in Vermont in several weeks ... Sanders' basic message will be that the...
Baltimore's Plight Shows Why A Good Jobs Policy Is Way Overdue
The struggles of central Baltimore communities that are now part of the national conversation highlight the urgency of a "Good Jobs for All" campaign that will be launched today by the Center for Community Change.
Right-Wing Media Blames Everyone But Police For Baltimore Unrest
The right-wing response to stories of police violence and brutality against blacks, and black deaths at the hands of police, is becoming as predictable as the stories themselves. Only the names and locations seem to change.
