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September Jobs Report: The Old Economy Strikes Back
Is there a new foundation for growth in America, as President Obama claims? The September jobs report shows the recovery continues, but most Americans still don't feel it. In fact, the old economy has returned.
MFG! It's Manufacturing Day!
MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing is – and what it isn’t.
Progressive Champion Bill de Blasio Models Populist Change
New York City faces extraordinary challenges, but this year's winner of the Campaign for America's Future Progressive Champion award has already amassed a striking list of accomplishments.
Koch-Backed Group Charged with Suppressing Cat Vote in North Carolina
Suppressing votes by sending out confusing and intimidating mailers is an old-school GOP tactic in North Carolina. . Yet never before in the state’s history has anyone ever been recorded trying to suppress the cat vote.
Student Protests Are A Bigger Deal Than You Think
When high school students across a suburban Denver school district walked out of classes to protest a history curriculum, it quickly became national news. But the story has now widened into a much larger controversy.
The Nouveau Sodbusters
We know from the childhood song that Old MacDonald had a farm. But e-i-e-i-o — look who’s got his farm now. It’s outfits like American Farmland, Farmland Partners, and BlackRock. These aren’t dirt farmers wearing overalls and muddy boots.
Ebola Scare and Secret Service Scandal Share Effects Of Spending Cuts
Whether it's coping with ebola, the Secret Service failures, or the conditions of our roads, bridges, courts, rail systems, schools and everything else ... cuts in government are come home to roost.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Threaten Social Security, Wages NYT's Gail Collins calls out Republicans who only support Social Security for those currently 55 and up: "If you happen upon a congressional debate in the next few weeks, feel free to ask the candidates what they’re going to...
Seven Revelations From Those Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes
Carmen Segarra was appointed to oversee a sleazy and disreputable institution with a record of bad behavior for which it had recently paid a record fine. That's important to remember when you hear her tapes.
Walmart Wants to Offer Banking For America’s Poor
The FDIC estimates there are 10 million people living in the U.S. who do not have a bank account — that’s one out of every 13 households. Public banking could fix that, but Walmart wants a piece of the action.
