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Post Office Banking Could Be the Start of Something Big
With one in four American households underserved by the current banking system, and with the U.S. Post Office in search of more revenue, why not use the postal system to offer banking services to lower-income households?
"Congress" Isn't Blocking Unemployment Extension; Republicans Are
Senate Republicans have been using the filibuster to block the extension of long-term unemployment benefits. As far as ransoms go, this is about the best deal Democrats might get.
The New Abortion Stats Should Make The GOP Listen To Kirk Cameron
25 years ago, Kirk Cameron took to the big screen and spoke common sense about contraception reducing abortions. Today, a new report proves the case. Republicans should embrace it.
Keystone Pipeline Report Triggers More Than 275 Protests Monday
Activists across the country responded to a State Department report that might help give the Keystone XL pipeline the go-ahead. See a collection of pictures and news reports here.
Northwestern University Football Players Form Their Own Team
Last week, Northwestern University football players showed they’d learned more than play books in years of gridiron training. They’d also learned teamwork.
Go 'Forward Together' In Raleigh, N.C. Saturday
The Forward Together Moral Movement has called for thousands of people to assemble at the N.C. state capitol on Feb. 8 for a Moral March to protest the extremist policies enacted by the state government last year.
Progressive Breakfast
Trade Not On Agenda Obama and Reid meet, but fast-track not discussed. NYT: "The dispute over trade, though, highlights the challenges facing Mr. Obama as he tries to advance his agenda in a campaign year ... But Mr. Obama did not make that case to Mr. Reid when he...
Fast Track to Income Inequality
The main theme of Obama’s State of the Union address was his battle against growing American income inequality. But economists of all stripes agree that U.S. trade policy has been a major contributor to that inequality.
Are Dems Running 1996 Playbook To Raise The Minimum Wage?
Nearly every president since the minimum wage was established has signed into law a minimum wage increase, even when a conservative Congress loathed a Democratic president -- such as in 1949 and 1996.
Who Wins From 'Free' Trade? (Hint: It's Probably Not You)
Multinational corporations are demanding new trade deals that will open our markets to goods made by millions of low-wage workers. The next time the president starts whispering sweet nothings about trade, ask a few questions.
