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Warren 2014 Is More Important Than Warren 2016
People should pay attention to what Sen. Elizabeth Warren is saying on the 2014 campaign trail regarding policy matters, how she is saying it, which candidates are following her lead, and gauging how well her message works.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Tells Netroots: "Push Back And Fight Hard"
Fighting back against a rigged system was the theme of Elizabeth Warren's rousing speech to Netroots Nation. Inside the hall, "Ready for Warren" hats and signs were everywhere.
Progressive Breakfast
Border Gridlock "Prospects fade for resolution on border crisis" reports AP: "Prospects for action on the nation's border crisis faded Thursday as lawmakers traded accusations rather than solutions ... Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas announced plans to try to cancel...
Wingnut Week In Review: Plane Paranoid
Thank heaven for American wingnuts’ short attention span. The apparent shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Ukraine gave everyone a brief respite from the usual sexist, racist, homophobic, xenophobic rantings.
Biden On Immigrants At Netroots Nation: "You Should Applaud Them"
Responding to chanters interrupting his speech, Vice President Joe Biden asks, "can you imagine the pain and anxiety" of children living under the fear of their parents' deportation?
Equal Pay For Women Would Mean A More Secure Retirement For All
The pay discrimination against women not only hurts their current well-being and future security, but also means tens of billions less in revenues to fund Social Security, a new report shows.
Arrested for Being Too Poor To Afford Child Care
There's no margin of error for low-income working parents. There's no “plan B,” because there's barely enough resources for “plan A.” If just one thing goes wrong, “plan A” crashes and burns, taking the rest of someone’s life with it.
The Republican Immigration Position Just Got More Ridiculous
Boehner's attempts to blame Obama's lack of trustworthiness for the failure of passing immigration reform were completely phony. He trusts Obama just fine. It's the anti-immigrant bigots in his party whom he doesn't trust.
Waking Up To Our Broken Education Policies
Those tempted to jump into the fray of the education debate should be aware they're late to the scene and way behind the narrative. Grievances with adequate, equitable funding and lack of democratic control are driving the debate.
Progressive Breakfast
Will Dems Take Sides In The Class War? American Prospect's Harold Meyerson argues "Why the Democrats Need to Take Sides": "Since the 1940s ... the Democrats’ preferred method of helping working- and middle-class Americans has tilted more toward spurring economic...
