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Being The ‘Indispensable Nation’ Is Killing American Democracy
America — proudly dubbed the “indispensable nation” by its national-security managers — is now the entangled nation enmeshed in conflicts across the globe. But endless war undermines the Constitution.
Retailers, Bankers and Democrats Agree
Both Wall Street and Main Street want action. They want incomes, consumer confidence and purchases all to rise, triggering business profits to do the same. They’ve recognized the enemy to their bottom lines.
Three Winning Ways to Create Jobs
America needs jobs, and not just any jobs. We need living-wage jobs that provide stability and security through regular working hours, paid time off and career paths for those who want to climb higher. We have the means to deliver.
Progressive Breakfast
Midterm Elections Tight Dead heat in KY. McClatchy: "The poll of 655 likely voters found McConnell leading Grimes 44 percent to 43 percent ... Wilma Allen, 80, of Breckinridge County, said there are lots of reasons why she and her three children will vote for Grimes....
Republicans Will Pass Worse NAFTA-Like Trade Deals If They Take Senate
These "trade" deals, if passed by Congress and signed by the president, would cement a corporate right to profits above the rights of citizens. They place corporate rights above national sovereignty.
Senior Regulator Says Bank CEOs Meant Well. Documents Say Otherwise.
A top regulator tells us that bank CEOs never intended to commit foreclosure fraud. Internal documents obtained several years ago from a bank-backed venture seem to contradict this claim.
Wealth Inequality And Middle-Class Decline Is Worse That We Think
Economist Emmanuel Saez's latest paper says that the share of wealth going to the bottom 90 percent has fallen to where it was in the 1940s, while the top tenth of 1 percent have levels of wealth last seen in the 1920s.
Ebola Hysteria Fever: A Real Epidemic
Thus far, the Ebola virus has infected three people in the United States that we know of, however Ebola hysteria seems to have infected somewhere close to 300 million.
Why Republicans May Still Lose The Senate
It's true that Republicans have inched ahead in many of the contested states. It's also true that Republicans have lost ground in the three states that nearly everyone assumed Republicans had in the bag.
Progressive Breakfast
Populism Rising In Midterms? Prairie populism catching fire in South Dakota. Bloomberg: "[Democratic Senate candidate Rick] Weiland is trying something else. His campaign is a home-grown insurgency, old-fashioned prairie populism in the spirit of George McGovern ......
