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Building a Populist Movement That Can Stop Global Warming
The days when the environmentalism was constantly pitted against economic growth are ending, even if climate science deniers continue to spread fear about economic devastation if we cap our carbon pollution.
What Robert Samuelson (And Others) Get Wrong About Full Employment
Listen to economist Jared Bernstein correct the record about unemployment and inflation, and explain why "jobs for all" should be a rallying cry for progressives as we approach the 2016 presidential campaign.
The Terrible Twos: Central Bank Inflation Targets
The March job numbers came in somewhat worse than most analysts had expected. Many are warning that the economy is weaker than they thought. These warnings are in fact good news. They may slow down the Fed's rush to raise interest rates.
As Fast Track/TPP Becomes New Third Rail, Where Is Clinton?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the rigged “fast track” process are a new "third rail" to "the base." Progressive leaders are working to warn Hillary Clinton off from grabbing that new third rail.
The War Against Women Getting Paid Family Leave
A bill that would allow workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave for pregnancy, childbirth recovery and other health-related reasons is being opposed again by the usual suspects. Their arguments are increasingly impotent.
Progressive Breakfast
Last Day Of Campaigning In Chicago Chicago votes tomorrow for mayor. Chicago Tribune: "... turnout is expected to go up from the near-record low of 34 percent in the first round, and which campaign drives that increase could determine the election's outcome. Emanuel...
The New Populism Driving the National Debate
A populist energy in gaining strength in America, mobilizing more and more citizens on the ground, and beginning to challenge the limits of the debate in the Democratic Party. Already the presidential race is affected.
Wingnut Week In Review: Discrimination Doesn’t Pay
This week, wingnuts tried to frighten Americans into believing that gays were going to take away their religious freedom, and learned — in Indiana, Arkansas, and a few other states — that those old tricks don’t work anymore.
Indiana Toll Road: Privatization's Highway to Hell
The Indiana Toll Road is an infinite loop through the neoliberal world order, the mirror of a recursive economy in which every step toward corporatization creates more hardship – which calls for more privatization.
March Jobs Report: Nothing to Celebrate
The March jobs report disappointed. The economy slowed. Pundits will blame it on the weather. But one thing is clear: This is no time for the Fed to be thinking about stepping on the brakes. We're already going too slow.
