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A 'Moral Monday' Protest Against School Funding Inequity in New York
A protest featuring Rev. William Barber coincided with a report by the Alliance for Quality Education that said that educational inequality had grown to record-setting levels under New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The People's Team: Why Progressives Should Back The Green Bay Packers
Knowing my enthusiasm for the Green Bay Packers, a friend emailed me following yesterday's win to say: "It's always nice when a collectively-owned team beats one owned by a greedy mega-capitalist, who's beloved by Chris Christie."
Let’s Be Clear: It’s The “Republican Congress”
Democrats suffered a shellacking in part because voters didn’t know who to blame for the dysfunctional do-nothing 113th Congress. Progressives now have the opportunity and duty to make clear who’s at fault.
Progressive Breakfast
Populism Roils Both Parties Both parties, strategizing for 2016, recognize populist wave. W. Post: "Presidential hopefuls in both parties agree on at least one thing: Economic mobility, and the feeling of many Americans that they are being shut out from the nation’s...
Populism Rises – And The 'Center' Strikes Back
There is no avoiding two harsh realities that “centrist” Democrats must now confront: They appear to be unexpectedly locked in a battle for control of their party, and their policies are unpopular.
Wingnut Week In Review: Wingnuts In Paris
This week, the world joined with the people of France in mourning and solidarity, following a deadly terrorist attack on the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper. Wingnuts wasted no time scoring political points.
Community College "Giveaway That Benefits Students" – How Awful!
The vacuity of conservative arguments against tuition-free community college is actually a sign that President Obama's proposal is a hit to the conservative solar plexus.
The Dark Side Of the Jobs Report: Shrinking Workforce, Stagnant Wages
The main reason the unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent was that 273,000 workers reportedly left the labor force. And the widely touted November jump in wages was almost completely reversed.
Progressive Breakfast
BREAKING: December Jobs Report 252K new jobs in December, reports Labor Department: "Job gains occurred in professional and business services, construction, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing ... The unemployment rate declined by 0.2...
The Republican 40-Hour Work Week Scam
One of the first bills passed by the Republican House after being in session for three days was the "Save American Workers Act of 2015" - and by "save" Republicans meant saving 1.5 million workers from the burden of having health insurance.
