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How Campus Chiefs Ace Executive Excess 101
Amid all the financial squeezing at state universities, a new study shows that the more students lose out and faculty feel chronically frustrated, the grander the rewards university presidents reap.
An Alliance Forged in Patriotism
Steelworkers and steel company CEOs, red and blue politicians, often at each other’s throats, have allied to confront a surge in dumped foreign steel, an illegal practice that jeopardizes the viability of American mills.
Progressive Breakfast
Recovery Fails To Reach Dem Base "Economic Recovery Yields Few Benefits for the Voters Democrats Rely On" reports NYT: "...while the number of women out of work appears to be much improved, the number of women employed compared with the total female population is 55.2...
Did Washington Rescue the Wrong Economy?
Two economists make a convincing case that the 2009 recession wouldn't have been any more harmful than previous ones if financial decision-makers had rescued homeowners, rather than only concentrating on bankers.
Who Will Reach The Rising American Electorate?
The rising American electorate that twice elected Barack Obama could be a deciding factor in 2014, if either party reaches out with a message that addresses concerns of its diverse constituencies and motivates them to vote.
Eight Pseudoscientific Climate Claims Debunked by Real Scientists
As a public service, we gathered eight of the most common of the pseudo-scientific climate change arguments and asked some scientists — widely-published, working climatologists — to help us understand what makes these claims so misleading.
The Privatization Scam: Five Government Outsourcing Horror Stories
Has privatization saved taxpayers money and improved services to citizens? Simple answer: of course not. Taxpayers are getting fleeced. But the private companies now doing public functions have gotten rich off of the deal.
Progressive Breakfast
Warren Ending "Era Of Liberal Apologies" Sen. Warren giving liberal new confidence, argues W. Post's E.J. Dionne: "Since the Reagan era, Democrats have been so determined to show how pro-market and pro-business they are that they’ve shied away from pointing out that...
Another Leak Of Another Secret Trade Negotiation Reveals ...
Another leak of another secretly negotiated treaty reveals another assault on our ability to make our own laws and another boost for the largest (and dirtiest) corporations.
Can The New Populism Save The Climate?
As progressives gather in Washington on May 22 for the New Populism Conference, to shape and organize around a populist agenda, it's worth discussing if and how populism can be harnessed to save the planet.
