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The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race
Will the recent rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, be a tipping point in the struggle against racial injustice, or will it be a minor footnote in history? The answer can be found in May of 1970.
Progressive Breakfast
Corporations Not Hurting From Tax Code Corporate tax code hampers global competitiveness? Opposite is true. NYT: "...Professor [Edward] Kleinbard contends that most United States multinational companies don’t pay anywhere near 35 percent. Companies paid, on average,...
Polling Shows Democrats Should Campaign On Corporate Patriotism
The idea of American corporations renouncing their citizenship to get out of paying for the services that they will still be using has pushed public opinion over the edge.
Ferguson And The "War On Whites”
Republican Rep. Mo Brooks thinks there's a "war on whites" in America. In the streets Ferguson, Missouri — where a white police officer killed an unarmed, young black man — it's the other way around.
Why Hasn't President Obama Fixed The Problem Of Race In This Country?
It's much easier to believe that the first African American president failed to deliver on a promise he never made than admit that our society has a huge, moral hole at its very center.
One Nation Under Siege: “Counterinsurgency Cops” in Ferguson – and on TV
Who benefits from all of this? Defense contractors certainly do. They can argue that their products are useful to the nation both abroad and at home. And politicians can benefit from an ideology based on fear.
Progressive Breakfast
Inversions May Define Midterms "White House betting ’14 midterm elections on economic patriotism" reports The Hill: "Democrats see the tax issue as a political winner that allows President Obama to side with middle class taxpayers and against corporate executives who...
Wingnut Week In Review: Speaking Ill Of the Dead
Two tragic events this week gave right wingers an opportunity to show some humanity and decency. As usual, wingnuts did not exactly cover themselves in glory. Instead of rising to the occasion, they sank to new lows.
Who Has Been Warning About Police Militarization?
Cato and Reason have been sounding the alarm about the militarization of our police departments and the potential consequences. But there have also been plenty of “liberal” and other sources trying to raise awareness of this issue as well.
Character Change In The 'Education Reform' Soap Opera
Michelle Rhee's resignation from the organization she founded, StudentsFirst, is an alteration of a script already written by very wealthy people who’ve created an elaborate fiction for how the nation should educate its children
