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Senate Democrats: Change Filibuster Rules, Make Them Talk
Letting Republicans filibuster and obstruct everything enables their economic sabotage. Democrats are complicit in this strategy of economic sabotage because they let it continue.
Watch: What One-Sided Trade Pacts Are Doing To Our Jobs
I was on the Nicole Sandler show recently talking about the one-sided trade agreements we've been tricked into and the damage they do to the economy. It's also quite entertaining.
An End To Sanction-Driven Education?
The Obama administration's new discipline guidelines could help end punitive policies that feed "the school-to-prison pipeline." Now, the next education policy shift needs to end punitive assessments.
Can Executive Action Save The Climate?
John Podesta wrote the book on advancing policy through executive action, and now he's inside the White House. Will his climate plan now go in effect, and is it enough?
Join The Stand For Justice Feb. 8 In Raleigh, N.C.
On February 8, tens of thousands of people of conscience will answer Rev. Barber's call and join in a "Moral March" on the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh. Here's why you should join them – and how.
Progressive Breakfast
Unemployed Get Filibustered Republicans filibuster jobless aid again. NYT: "...Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, abruptly called a vote to end debate on two Democratic measures that would extend benefits for out-of-work Americans for at least three...
When Conservatism Fails, West Virginians Get Poisoned
The West Virginia chemical spill that poisoned a river and left 300,000 without water is another consequence of conservatism's "deregulation culture," and a lesson in the importance of government oversight over business.
Fast Track to Poverty
The NAFTA, KORUS and China trade deals worsened income inequality. There is no evidence the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be any different. American workers need a new trade philosophy that puts people first, not corporations.
There Sure Are A Lot of Clowns in This Car
Republicans must have gotten tired of being called the "do-nothing" Congress because they got right to work following an extended vacation. By "work," I mean "passing pointless legislation."
Progressive Breakfast
Unemployment Insurance Deal May Be Near "Senators Closing In on Deal to Extend Unemployment Insurance" reports National Journal: "...a group of Republican lawmakers and the Democratic leadership [are] both signaling an agreement could be close. In a sign that a deal...
