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Rioting in Black and White: From Pumpkin Fest To Ferguson, And Back
A riot in New Hampshire, and a likely grand jury decision not to indict in Ferguson, Missouri, underscore that blacks and whites still live in very different Americas, under very different rules.
7 Signs That the American Dream is Dying
The key elements of the American dream—a living wage, retirement security, the opportunity for one’s children to get ahead in life—are increasingly unreachable for all but the wealthiest among us.
Empathy Deficit Disorder
Almost two-thirds of working Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. And they’re worried sick about whether their kids will ever make it. At the very least, they need leaders who empathize with what they’re going through.
Progressive Breakfast
House May Get Even More Extreme Tea Party may get boost in House. W. Post: "Six to eight new lawmakers are likely to replace incumbent Republicans in deep-red districts, primarily in the South ... backed by the tea party movement and will be more likely than their...
Failures of Conservatism Weighing Down Seven Republican Governors
Voters are rendering a harsh judgement against seven Republican governors running for re-election because the economic prosperity that was supposed to follow their trickle-down economic policies is only a trickle.
Polling Irony: People Think Economy Is Rigged; Trust The GOP To Fix It
Here we are a week from the election and the public doesn't know that Republicans again and again and again filibustered and obstructed and sabotaged things that would help the economy.
Secret Amazon: The Hidden Costs of Big Tech
Our society runs on a digital myth, a myth which says that the technology-based economy is different, special and somehow not subject to the principles of mathematics and human nature that govern the rest of our lives.
Democracy Lite: All Form and No Substance
America’s most powerful economic policy maker dramatically charges that inequality is choking off opportunity for average families. Political candidates across the nation pay absolutely no attention.
Progressive Breakfast
Conservatism Holds Back GOP In Midterms Conservatism on trial in Kansas governor's race. W. Post: "It is close because many Republicans have defected from Brownback in the wake of massive tax and spending cuts ... Brownback is attempting a balancing act, distancing...
GOP Betrays Social Security-Cutting Dems: Who Could've Seen It Coming?
This week we learned that Republicans, led by Karl Rove’s dark-money outfit, are attacking Dems for bowing to Simpson Bowles deficit mania. Who could've seen it coming? Progressives could wind up with a Cassandra complex.
