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Scientists, Dems, Independents Accept Global Warming. But Republicans...
Climate science denial is limited to the far right. So why it is so hard for politicians to take action on global warming? Because the political middle doesn't think the climate crisis is imminent.
Extra Effort Unrewarded
President Obama signed an executive order last week to require employers to pay more workers overtime, to stop corporations from devaluing both hard work and the important American tenet that extra effort should be rewarded.
Progressive Breakfast
Justice Effort On Banks Under Fire Sen. Warren, Rep. Waters & Rep. Cummings call on AG Holder to explain audit criticizing bank investigations. W. Post: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Md.) and Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) expressed concern...
Beware Of The "Sneak Laws"
There are tons of "sneak laws" written to benefit a few key corporations or billionaires. These laws limit competition, provide subsidies, give tax breaks – you name it. But they never help regular people.
Why Won't Congress Even Consider Progress?
President Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion dollar budget. Although his 2015 plan has been deemed more politics than policy, it's a blueprint of how to start repairing our economy.
Were 250 UPS Drivers Fired For Supporting Union?
On Feb. 26, UPS fired a Maspeth, N.Y. UPS worker known for being a union activist. Some 250 other UPS drivers walked off the job in protest, and it appears that UPS has fired them, too, in response.
Tackling Student Debt and the Privatization of Education
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has kicked off a new campaign called “Higher Ed, Not Debt” to tackle the nation’s staggering burden of student loan debt. It's part of a larger battle over education in America from pre-kindergarten up.
Can a Great City Overdose on Billionaires?
The chase after the super rich is leaving the world’s choicest cities nastier places to live for anyone without a grand fortune. Any city “in thrall to money and greed,” one newspaper warns, is inviting “nightmarish consequences."
Dear Abby: An Open Letter to MSNBC's Huntsman About Social Security
MSNBC's Abby Huntsman expressed some strong opinions about Social Security. She also made some inaccurate and misleading statements. We have written this open letter to ask for a correction.
Progressive Breakfast
Fed To Pull Back This Week Fed expected to reduce monetary stimulus this week. NYT: "The Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee, which meets Tuesday and Wednesday, is widely expected to cut the Fed’s monthly purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities by...
