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Drilling Into America's (Lack Of) Dental Coverage
Millions of Americans put off visiting the dentist because of the increasing cost of dental care. Last year, I became one of them. In pain, and in need of dental care, I was shocked to find out how little my dental insurance covered.
Crumbling Infrastructure Not Just Bad For Economy, It's Also Deadly
A building in New York City blew up because of poorly maintained gas lines. The problem of decaying infrastructure extends much, much further than just this building.
Progressive Breakfast
Begich Bucks Austerity To Win In 2014 Red state Dem bets on expanding Social Security. W. Post's Greg Sargent: "'When you tell seniors, "We want to make sure your dollars rise as your costs do," there is automatic excitement because they recognize we understand what...
Directly Destroying Democracy
The rich can buy more of everything. More food. More cars. More houses. More vacations. More boats. But for a democracy to function properly, they should be forbidden from buying more votes.
The Cost of Empire, in Ukraine and At Home
At a time when so many Americans are struggling economically, our nation continues to pay a steep price for its global empire – and in more ways than one. Case in point: The delay in a vote on renewing emergency jobless benefits.
Millennials Didn’t Abandon Our Institutions, Institutions Failed Them
A study finds that the millennial generation is increasingly alienated from the major institutions of American society. Many see little difference between the two major political parties.
$1 Billion In Tax Dollars To Miseducate Our Children
The right-wing push for private school vouchers is leading to taxpayer subsidies of education that can be more damaging to children and our society than any shortcomings of public schools. We need a movement to stop it.
More Progress, and Peril, on the Home Opportunity Front
Earlier this month, a Senate committee released a discussion draft of legislation to overhaul the nation’s housing finance system. It’s a good time to take a closer look at America’s longer-term progress on home opportunity.
Our Last Flesh-and-Blood Link to Plutocracy 1.0
The recently departed heiress Bunny Mellon – “the last standing true American aristocrat” – didn't promise us a rose garden. She gave us one. We would have been much better off with more equality instead.
Progressive Breakfast
Boehner Roadblock To Aid For Long-Term Unemployed Senate poised to pass aid to long-term unemployed, but Boehner dismisses. UPI: "'It is extremely disappointing that, no matter what solution is reached, there is some excuse to deny these much-needed benefits,' [GOP]...
