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Wingnut Week In Review: Clinton Derangement Syndrome
No one drives wingnuts more insane than Hillary Clinton, except possibly Barack Obama. When Clinton launched her presidential campaign this week, and epidemic of "Clinton Derangement Syndrome" broke out on the right.
House Republicans “Make Sure The People At The Top Stay There"
House Republicans voted 239 to 179 to “make sure the people at the top stay there,” and give a $269 billion handout to the wealthiest 0.2 percent of Americans, by repealing the estate tax.
Progressive Breakfast
Fast-Track Battle Begins Bipartisan deal reached on Senate fast-track bill. NYT: "Trade unions, environmentalists and Latino organizations — potent Democratic constituencies — quickly lined up in opposition, arguing that past trade pacts failed to deliver on their...
The Popularity of the New Populism
Populist movements challenge conventional wisdom. They mold opinion rather than reflect it. Yet, the emerging populist agenda – as reflected in the Populism 2015 Platform released this weekend – already enjoys strong public support.
Workers Tell Congress: No Wage That "Keeps Us ... Working As Slaves"
A panel organized by the Congressional Progressive Caucus dramatized the plight of low-wage workers and highlighted businesses that are actually trying to do right by their workers.
Odd Bedfellows, Lying Together
The TPP isn’t some sort of futuristic flying machine. It’s just another global trade scam coming at us like a volcanic eruption straight out of hell. Now, TPP's supporters have begun a PR campaign to sell it to us.
The Unfinished Business of Financial Reform
We know what changes we need to make financial markets work better. The key steps aren’t hard. It just takes political courage and a strong demand from the public to complete the unfinished business of financial reform.
How To Win The Race For Hillary's Platform
The real Democratic race is not about whether Hillary will win. Rather, it’s who will win Hillary. If you want populist progressives to successfully influence her platform, then you should come to Washington this weekend for Populism2015.
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton Doesn't Rattle Wall Street Wall Streeters shrug off Clinton's populist rhetoric. Politico: "It’s 'just politics,' said one major Democratic donor on Wall Street, explaining that some of her Wall Street supporters doubt she would push hard for closing the...
'Raise Wages, Empower Workers' At the Top of the Populism2015 Agenda
Wednesday's "Fight for $15" actions fit into what has become a much larger effort to repair and reshape an American economy that for workers is fundamentally broken – a key theme at this weekend's Populism2015 conference.
