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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.
Why You Shouldn't Be "Optimistic" About Corporate "Tax Reform"
Why is it that any time you hear the word “reform” coming out of Washington it always ends badly for about 99 percent of us? Here are some actual reforms that are need for corporate tax reform.
Eric Holder: The Reason Robert Rubin Isn't Behind Bars
Undoubtedly there are positives to Eric Holder’s tenure as attorney general, but one really big minus is his decision not to prosecute any of the Wall Street crew whose actions helped to prop up the housing bubble.
Progressive Breakfast
Goldman Sachs Tapes Reverberate Sen. Warren speaks to NPR about the Goldman Sachs tapes: "...there were two things that jumped out. The first was just a basic lack of truthful reporting: Supervisors are actually telling examiners not to report accurately the damning...
Midterm Ad Watch: Republicans Literally Running On Nothing
You will find extremely little about issue positions on the websites of North Carolina's Thom Tillis, Iowa's Joni Ernst, Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, Alaska's Dan Sullivan, Arkansas' Tom Cotton and Colorado's Cory Gardner.
