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Save Lives. Demand the Expansion of Medicaid
Twenty-four states still refuse to expand Medicaid to low-wage workers under Obamacare – even though the federal government picks up the entire cost. On nurses week, join us in calling on these states to save lives.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Poised To Sacrifice Keystone So It Can Filibuster Energy-Efficiency Reid rejects GOP amendments to energy-efficiency bill. The Hill: "Reid refused to allow Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to call up five GOP amendments, saying Republicans couldn’t...
Shouldn't Giant Corporations Pay Taxes They Owe?
Multinational companies owe us up to $700 billion in taxes. They say they’ll pay some of that tax money if we let them off from paying it all. For some reason just telling them to pay their taxes isn't on the table.
Growing Number of Tax Breaks Signal Major Need for Tax Reform
From the perspective of the federal government, tax breaks are no different from any other kind of federal spending. And in 2013, the federal government spent an astounding $1.18 trillion on tax breaks.
Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their 'Magic' Into Question
During a week of carefully orchestrated marketing for charter schools, new reports show that ‘what is possible’ from charter schools includes a lot of bad education, hype, wasted resources, and corruption.
Why The Lawlessness At Bundy's Ranch Must Not Stand
Right-wing lawlessness continues at Cliven Bundy's ranch, where supporters who were itching to shoot police officers and federal agents, nearly shot each other. Now citizens want the "militia" out. Can this thing end without bloodshed?
The Odds For Immigration Reform Just Went Up After Big N. Carolina Win
Two months ago, Republican congresswoman Renee Ellmers went on Laura Ingraham's national right-wing radio show and called her "small-minded" and "ignorant" on immigration. Yesterday, she beat her anti-immigration primary rival by 18 points.
The 6 Principles of the New Populism (and the Establishment’s Nightmare)
Republican populism is growing, as is the Democratic version, because the public wants it. And it’s not only the rhetoric that’s converging. Populists on the right and left are also coming together around six principles.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Keep Focus On Jobless Dems ramp up pressure on GOP over unemployment insurance. Roll Call: "Democrats brought seven unemployed people to the Capitol steps Tuesday to tell their stories in a deeply emotional — and deeply political — news conference designed to...
Who’s Fighting for Public Workers?
Somehow the right has managed to stigmatize public-sector jobs so effectively that only politicians of rare and admirable courage are willing to defend them. Those politicians seems to be in short supply.
