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GOP “Sadism”: Grayson’s Candid Talk About a Young Mother’s Death
In this interview, Rep. Alan Grayson explains why Florida Gov. Rick Scott made the political decision that led to the death of Charlene Dill, and could lead to 7,000 unnecessary deaths in the next year.
Are Teacher Evaluations Education ‘Reform’s’ Biggest Bust?
This week, a key underpinning to the whole teacher evaluation program pushed by the Obama administration was cast into doubt. These new schemes are doing great harm to teachers and, consequentially, the students in their charge.
We're Not Doomed: US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cut To 20-Year Low
While there is a lot left to do to avert a climate crisis, we should take heart that we are presently on right path, and know that it is possible to stay on it.
Treasury Department Again Lets China Off Hook On Currency
The Treasury Department released its Semi-Annual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies this week, and went to great lengths to find a way not to label China as a currency manipulator.
Living in the Short Run: Comment on 'Capital In the 21st Century'
Thomas Piketty's method for preventing an ever greater concentration of wealth and income is to impose sharply progressive income taxes and stiff inheritance taxes. We actually have a much larger menu of options.
Progressive Breakfast
Republican Gov Challenges Boehner To Pass Jobless Aid Nevada's GOP governor backs Senate unemployment insurance bill. Politico: "Sandoval became the first Republican governor to endorse the Senate’s bill to retroactively revive long-term jobless aid through May,...
CEO Pay Soars As Worker Pay Stagnates
The AFL-CIO has released this year’s 2014 Executive PayWatch at www.PayWatch.org, a “comprehensive searchable online database tracking the excessive pay of CEOs of the nation’s largest companies.”
Stop Tax Day Giveaways
It's Tax Day! And right now Congress is working on Tax Day giveaways for the big corporations. When corporations avoid paying their fair share of taxes, the rest of us end up picking up the tab. So Happy Tax Day!
Rand Paul's Plan To Rebrand The GOP, And The Lie That Ruins It
Paul says "We can't be the party of the plutocrats and the rich people." Then he pretends Reagan was the last president to create jobs. But there was this guy named Bill Clinton...
Thomas Piketty: Wealth Inequality Corrupts Our Politics
The author of "Capital in the 21st Century" says the capturing of our political institutions by the ultra-wealthy is the single most serious concern stemming from today's worsening wealth inequality.
