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Sordid Tale of Bob McDonnell Totally Explains Income Inequality
America’s 1 percent is short-circuiting democracy with Rolex watches and unlimited campaign cash, ensuring the rich get richer and everyone else gets poorer – in other words, engineering income inequality.
The State of the Union Address: A People's Scorecard
Here are keys to look for in tonight's State of the Union speech. Does the president tell the people the truth? Does he indict Republicans for the economy? Does he drive issues that unite Democrats or issues that divide them?
A Billionaire’s "Nazi" Rant Has Secret Roots - in Landscaping
By now millions have heard that Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Perkins compared progressive political speech to the night of religious violence that paved the way for the Holocaust. Here’s what you probably don’t know.
The President Needs to Talk About How We Got Economic Inequality
President Obama faces a choice of rhetoric on Tuesday night—but that choice is not just about political gamesmanship. It will have serious policy implications. But there is also an issue of simple credibility.
Obama's Base Is Uniting Against Him On Fast Track
Today 564 organizations released a joint letter to Congress opposing fast-track trade promotion authority. The organizations cover the entire field of what would be considered President Obama's "base."
"Inequality Doesn’t Just Happen. The 1% Make It Happen"
Elites believe that all that matters is that the possibility exists for someone to get rich. After all, that's their highest value, so it must be that for everyone. But acquiring great wealth isn't the holy grail for most people.
5 Right-Wing Myths About Raising the Minimum Wage, Debunked
The corporate/conservative machine is grinding out propaganda against raising the minimum wage. Here is how to respond to five of the most common propaganda points they’re trying to trick us with.
High in the Alps at Davos, Plutocrats Play at Pondering
At the annual Davos retreat of our global elites, the world’s wealthy have just spent a week wringing their hands over widening inequality. The irony? We essentially owe this widening inequality to their relentless behaviors.
Progressive Breakfast
Grand Bargain Out, Fighting Inequality In, For SOTU "Obama isn’t expected to spend much time on deficit reduction and entitlement reform during Tuesday’s State of the Union," reports Politico: "For Obama, the shifting political landscape is a chance to move past an...
Congress Has One Task: Renew Emergency Benefits For The Jobless
1.6 million long-term unemployed workers have lost emergency jobless benefits. These are families that can no longer pay the rent, feed the children, keep the car. Tell Congress it must act now; there is no excuse for this cruelty.
