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The Student Debt Time Bomb
There’s a generational time-bomb ticking. The vast majority of college debtors still suffer in isolation, viewing their struggle as a personal problem, not a societal issue. But this is about to change.
The Housing Crisis In the Shadow Of the Capitol
The people who make Washington function are increasingly unable to live in Washington. That's a symptom of a national housing affordability crisis that is not getting the attention it deserves.
Will Media Continue Its Blackout Of Progressive Budget?
Next week, progressives in Congress will release their annual budget proposal. They do this every year, and every year the national news media largely ignores it. Will the elite media report on it this year?
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Warned On Balanced Budget Pledge Leading deficit hawk warns GOP balanced budget in 10 years means unrealistic cuts. Politico: "'It will be about $5.5 trillion to get us to balance in 10 years,' Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
Tom Cotton Should Watch More 'Schoolhouse Rock'
If Sen. Cotton fully understood the U.S. Constitution, he would know that he needs 67 Senate votes if he's going to act like he can override a presidential veto. And his letter only has 47 signatures.
Thousands Today Say #WeRise To Reclaim Government For The People
Local and national progressive organizations coordinated dozens of actions in 16 states today as part of "We Rise: National Day of Action to Put People and Planet First."
Over 100 Legal Scholars Warn About TPP Dangers
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership is still secret, leaks and precedent indicate that it will contain provisions allowing giant, multinational corporations to bypass our country’s legal system.
Krugman Gives the TPP a "Thumbs Down"
Krugman takes on the old trope that “protectionism” — democracies using tariffs to protect wages and regulations from being undermined by the lower costs that a thugocracy offers — harms the world’s economy.
A Trade Campaign Built On Four Pinocchios
A new PR campaign in support of Trade Promotion Authority a.k.a. “Fast Track” and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is launching. As its foundation are a set of misleading (at best) claims beginning with a Four-Pinocchio whopper.
Progressive Breakfast
Union Full-Court Press Against Fast-Track AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka leads charge against fast-track. USA Today: "'We are going all out to oppose it: phone banks, leaf letting, door knocks in various congressional districts and Senate states in informing the general...
