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The Koching of America – and of PBS: Tia Lessin of "Citizen Koch"
PBS (and its radio equivalent, NPR), while continuing to broadcast a great deal of fine programming, has increasingly come to reflect the agenda of “the one percent.” Is this why PBS spiked "Citizen Koch"?
Wingnut Week In Review: Benghazi to Berhgdahl
The safe release of an American POW is usually a cause for celebration. But there will be no yellow ribbons on the right for Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdal, who was released after being held by the Taliban for five years.
Elites Push TPP; Jobs Lost, Steel Industry Threatened By Last Trade Deal
Instead of creating jobs, a 2011 trade deal with South Korea has cost jobs and increased our trade deficit. Now there are signs that job loss could get much, much worse.
Cutting Carbon Creates Jobs!
This week, the President announced plans to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030. In addition to fighting global warming, this plan will protect millions of people from harmful pollution, and could create a ton of new American jobs.
Ronald Reagan, D-Day Anniversaries, and the Suppression of Memory
Whenever Reagan spoke of the Greatest Generation, he was not so much trying to remind Americans of its great achievements as to keep them from remembering too much of them. Will we now remember?
Progressive Breakfast
217K Jobs Created In May NYT on the latest jobs report: "Almost exactly five years into the recovery, total payrolls have finally surpassed where they were before the recession. While the addition of nearly nine million jobs since hiring bottomed out in February 2010...
The May Jobs Report: The Unexceptional and Unacceptable Normal
Jobs were up 217,000, as predicted, a rate that won't reduce the nearly 20 million Americans in need of full-time work, and won't boost wages to meet the rising prices of necessities. It's a snapshot. But it isn't sunny.
Low-Wage Jobs Are Bad For Our Economy; Time To Raise America's Pay
Low wage jobs drive a race to the bottom as people pull back, forcing more layoffs and wage cuts. But America has been replacing good-paying jobs with low-wage jobs for decades. It's time to raise America's pay.
How a Lack of Power and Guns Go Together
Until the economy gets better, people will hold up their guns as a way to feel powerful in a society that renders them powerless. This is just a fact. That’s why it's time to turn our back on the 33-year experiment of Reaganomics.
Another Reason To Rein In Big Banks: Student Loan Shenanigans
Student borrowers face intense hardships caused by the deceptive practices of loan providers and servicers like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citibank. A Senate subcommittee hearing exposes the problem.
