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More Than 2,000 Organizations Declare Opposition To Fast-Tracking TPP
The list is part of a letter the organization sent to Congress urging members to oppose the fast-track bill sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
Why The GOP Can’t Have It Both Ways on Marriage Equality
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear opening arguments in marriage equality cases tomorrow, GOP presidential candidates are trying to have it both ways, and only succeeding at tying themselves in knots.
Why So Many Americans Feel So Powerless
As I travel around America, I’m struck by how utterly powerless most people feel. The companies we work for, the businesses we buy from, and the political system we participate in all seem to have grown less accountable.
Progressive Breakfast
Left Energized By Trade Fight Congressional Progressive Caucus members hope fast track fight, win or lose, will influence Hillary. Roll Call: "Ideally, Clinton would have come out already against TPA, [Caucus co-chairs] Grijalva, Ellison and others say. But if she...
On Fast Track: Obama's Scorn Forces Hillary Clinton's Hand
Obama unleashed the furies in the debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership by calling out Sen. Elizabeth Warren by name and scorning his opposition. That puts more pressure on Hillary to take a stand.
Wingnut Week In Review: Gay Panic
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in same-sex marriage cases that could result in a ruling that makes marriage equality the law of the land. Naturally, wingnuts have already worked themselves into a panic.
Obama Says Critics Of Trade Deal Sound Like Palin Touting Death Panels
President Obama said that people who have concerns about Fast Track and TPP “don’t know what they’re talking about,” and compared them to conservatives like Sarah Palin talking about "death panels."
The Divestment Dividend
Students, professors, and alumni are increasingly telling their schools to put their money where their mission is by shunning oil, gas, and coal assets. And there’s no more symbolic time of year to make that kind of statement.
Progressive Breakfast
Upcoming Events Next Week Tackle Inequality Sen. Elizabeth Warren's and Rep. Elijah Cummings' Middle Class Prosperity Project visits Howard University Monday, 2:30 PM: "The forum will focus on the effect of rising college costs on the middle class particularly the...
A 'Path To Yes' On Trade, But Paul Ryan Blocks It
Sander Levin's "right track" bill was a path to doing at least some good for labor and others through passage of authorizing legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But it was quickly shut down.
