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Some ‘Old’ News for a Newly Elected Congress
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has just released its latest appraisal of America’s income breakdown. Whatever yardstick you use, the CBO study makes plain, the rich are winning. Big.
The Republican Paid-For Agenda
The Republican Party has become entirely a play-for-pay operation. If you want to get something done in Congress in the next two years, you'd better be ready to pay up.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Doesn't Know How To Respond On Immigration Republicans struggle with shutdown possibility in wake of expected immigration action. The Hill: "A high-ranking Senate GOP leader on Sunday left the door open to a government shutdown if President Obama moves forward...
Zephyr Teachout Argues For More Progressive Primary Challenges
There is a demand in the electorate for candidates who are advancing populist themes, said the woman who challenged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from the left earlier this year.
How Republicans Co-Opted Populism
In the debate between populist progressives and self-described "centrists" over why Democrats lost the midterms and how they should recalibrate, it's worth recalling that Republicans won in part by co-opting populism.
D.C. Strikers Demand "More Than The Minimum" For Federal Workers
Five members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus joined government contract workers, who shared their struggles to make ends meet, to call for a higher minimum wage and allow the workers to unionize.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Prepares Immigration Action Immigration action "going to happen," says Obama at press conference, but date not set. The Hill: "There is concern within the administration about rolling out the action before Congress agrees to a spending bill. Lawmakers have until...
The Opportunity To Reawaken The Progressive Majority
The 2014 election results reveal a failure of Democrats to speak to the progressive populism latent in the American electorate. But there is one sign that this mistake won't be repeated in the next election cycle.
Can We Stop Using Tests To Drive Education Reform?
Politicians and public officials are starting to hear the growing chorus against standardized testing. But we’ve yet to hear a coherent answer to, "Can we stop using tests to drive education reform?"
National Day of Action to Stop U.S. Mail Delays
Starting next year, Republicans will be forcing big cutbacks in mail service so they can say government doesn't work. Friday is a day of action: "Stop Delaying America’s Mail!"
