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Populist Backlash Against Right-Wing State Government Republican education cuts upend several races. The Nation: "Conservatives are on the defensive in Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin over their records on education. The...
Bill de Blasio: From Education to Poverty, Leadership by Example
Progressives who are elected to executive office can change the political landscape through action. Two of Bill de Blasio's actions challenge the ‘bipartisan’ consensus which has too often strangled open debate.
The Deficit Is Falling, But Where Are The Jobs?
Conservatives have repeatedly told us that cutting federal spending, and reducing deficits, would unleash economic growth and create jobs. Instead, what we have to show for it is a languid economy at best.
Revealing Corporate Largesse
Corporations are funneling money to anti-consumer, anti-worker, anti-environment, right-wing governors who work against the interests of their customers and employees.
Republican Campaign Is All Fear All The Time
Be afraid. That is the Republican message. Republicans are offering tax cuts to billionaires and corporations -- to the rest of us they offer cuts in the things government does to make our lives better. But they can't say that.
Is This The Worst Gaffe of 2014?
Georgia's David Perdue bluntly defends outsourcing. Before that, he was only up 3 or 4 points over Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn. We'll soon see how much points embracing outsourcing counts for.
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Geithner Takes Stand Geithner defends, but recharacterizes, AIG bailout on the stand. Bloomberg: "Geithner attempted to take back a statement he’d made earlier about AIG shareholders being 'effectively wiped out' by the bailout. 'It’s true I used the phrase,' Geithner...
Geithner and AIG: Hard Lessons From the "Bailout Trial"
AIG's lawsuit, which featured testimony from two former Treasury secretaries, is giving the American people some hard lessons in the workings of the bailout process and the shortcomings of our current economic system.
It's Still Hard Out There For Jobseekers: We Need to Tell The Story
For every job opening in August, on average, there were two jobseekers. It's one more sign that the job shortage should still dominate the national political debate.
Historic Court Decision Weds Marriage Equality To Economic Justice
The Supreme Court’s decision to let stand lower court rulings in favor of marriage equality weds marriage equality to economic justice for LGBT families in more states, but leaves some LGBT families waiting at the altar.
