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Why Elizabeth Warren's 'Middle Class Prosperity Project' Matters
Could this project, using Warren's distinctive voice, help progressives present a bold alternative not only to destructive conservative policies but the Band-Aids and incremental measures of mainstream Democrats?
Dumb And Dumber In The Republican House Education Bill
The bill, the Student Success Act, was written completely by Republicans, passed through committee without any Democratic support, and has already drawn strong opposition from the Obama administration and others.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Turn On Each Other McConnell prepared to offer a "clean" bill to fund Homeland Security. The Hill: "McConnell said he would be willing to vote on the clean measure before considering a separate bill that would prohibit the administration from implementing...
Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership Promises Echo Clinton's On NAFTA
Supporters promise TPP will have protections that will prevent more jobs from being lost due to overseas trade. We've heard those promises before. Look carefully at the record and you'll know why you can't trust those promises now.
Tipped Workers Score A Victory In New York In Fight For Better Pay
Today's order from the New York state Hospitality Wage Board follows years of protest and campaigning by low-wage workers throughout the state, who have not seen an increase in the tipped wage since 2011.
The GOP Can’t Run From Giuliani’s Hateful Rhetoric
Republicans can’t run from Rudy Giuliani’s hateful rhetoric about President Obama’s patriotism, because the party's right-wing base won’t let them. This is who they are.
GOP: Defeat "Radical Islam" ... After We Shut Down Homeland Security
Republicans, who want you to think they take terrorism more seriously than President Obama because they like to say "radical Islam," are playing games with the money to protect us from terrorist attacks.
13 Million Illinois Citizens Named Bruce
Gov. Bruce Rauner could not conceive that a ceremony in the neighborhood railroad mogul George Pullman named after himself was about recognizing the workers who triumphed despite him.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama, Warren Team Up Against Wall Street "Obama picks a fight with Wall Street banks" over retirement planner rule. The Hill: "With Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) by his side, Obama announced Monday at AARP’s Washington headquarters that he is moving ahead with new...
A New Rule, and a Brave Official, Gain Allies Against Wall Street
A lone bureaucrat fighting the investment brokerage industry has found new allies on a issue that stands at the intersection of two national challenges: financial regulation and retirement security.
