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How Congress Leaves Us At The Mercy Of Big Pharma
It is a gross injustice for Congress to allow health plans to leave people with serious and disabling conditions at the mercy of out-of-control drug costs. But follow the money, and you see why it does.
Protests This Week In Madison Against Surprise New Anti-Worker Laws
On Friday, Wisconsin Republicans said they will hold a sudden special session this week to vote on a set of anti-union laws. The state’s union leadership is asking people to come to the capitol on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Why We’re All Becoming Independent Contractors
The rise of “independent contractors” Is the most significant legal trend in the American workforce – contributing directly to low pay, irregular hours, and job insecurity.
The Right-Wing Surge in the States
In state legislatures, 2015 is the right wing's best chance to enact the most extreme legislation. The right has made clear three overarching goals: weaken labor unions, suppress voting, and satisfy their religious extremists.
"His Own Man's" Man: Jeb Bush and the Return of Wolfowitz
Their policies have led, not to development and democracy, but to chaos and collapse. Our global reputation as a just and democratic state – the “fourth power” of our principled beliefs – lies in tatters.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Governors Consider Taxes Some Republican governors pushing tax hikes to balance budgets. Bloomberg: "Governors in about 10 states, many led by Republicans, are proposing increases this year ... Several plans involve raising fuel taxes to pay for crumbling...
The 'Corinthian 15' Take A Stand By Calling A Student Loan Strike
The goal is to get the Department of Education to cancel their debt, along with that of all other current and former Corinthian College students. They hope that many more students rise up and join the fight.
Warmongers – Beyond Giuliani's Bile, The Real Threat
Rudolph Giuliani's slur against the president was vile, but the Republican and neoconservative chorus that is peddling fear and pumping for more war is truly dangerous.
High-Speed Rail Is High-Speed Growth We All Should Demand
As California's high-speed rail project proceeds, we should build pressure to bring the same promise of jobs and increased economic growth to other gridlocked areas of the country.
Wingnut Week In Review: American Jihad?
ISIS wants a holy war with America. Fox News and the wingnut brigade are aching to give them one. Will those who’ve learned nothing from history doom the rest of us to repeat it?
