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Today's Visionary: A Guide to MLK's 21st Century Insights
Dr. Martin Luther King King Jr.'s life and legacy stand as a challenge to an entrenched society of privilege and injustice. Here are nine quotes that reflect that legacy.
Needed: The Case For Public Investment In Public Infrastructure
The White House today announced the creation of an infrastructure bonds program designed to attract private financing for transportation projects. It's a workaround for the cowardice and obstruction in Washington.
Wingnut Week In Review: Benghazi To Beyoncé
From Benghazi and Beyoncé, from former CIA Director David Petraeus to the terrorist attack in Paris, and beyond, this week was a smorgasbord of wingnuttery.
How To Avoid Another Job-Killing Trade Fiasco Like NAFTA
Ask Congress to wait until the trade deal has been made public and the public has had a chance to analyze it before they vote on Fast Track. Isn't that fair?
Why The Test Debate Is About Politics, Not Education
As Republicans present alternatives to the currently untenable situation posed by the current public school testocracy, Democrats aren't going to get footholds simply by saying the tests will get better.
This Weekend: #ReclaimMLK
National People's Action is highlighting an effort to "reclaim" the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial holiday from "efforts to soften, sanitize, and commercialize" his legacy.
Today's GOP: Too Much "Rand" and Not Enough "Paul"
Ayn Rand's face seems to hover, pale and sepulchral, over everything today's GOP does. Her contempt for those in need seems to have seized possession of today's GOP like a demon in a B movie.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Struggle With Political Reality On Immigration Senate Republicans explain to House Republicans they can't stop Obama's immigration executive actions. The Hill: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ... told House Republicans not to expect miracles, since...
The High Cost of Tom Price’s Radical Agenda
Like his predecessor, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Tom Price, the new chair of the House Budget Committee, has a conservative ideology that will undermine a recovery that hasn’t even reached many Americans.
Single-Payer System Would Free $375 Billion For Health Care (Audio)
What U.S. spends on billing and insurance-related costs is enough to provide coverage for every uninsured American and improve coverage for millions of the underinsured, a researcher explains in this interview.
