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NAFTA At 20: 1 Million Lost Jobs, 580% Increase In Trade Deficit
NAFTA was not just a "trade" agreement. Trade agreements focus on cutting tariffs and easing quotas and barriers to goods moving across borders. The report points out that NAFTA was much more, giving corporations special rights.
From "Duck Dynasty" To "Booker's Place"
“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson’s comments on race didn't cause as much controversy as his anti-gay spiel, but they deserve just as much scrutiny. Robertson told a reporter he believes blacks were happier during segregation.
Social Security: The Social Contract’s Comeback Year?
What a difference a year makes. It’s now considered politically reckless to get too far out front on the subject of benefit cuts. And the implications of this shifting debate run even deeper, to the future of our social contract.
Test Score Driven Education Ignores Students
In 2013, advocates for education "reform" doubled-down on the idea that test scores and rankings should drive policy. But this approach ignores the real needs of students. 2014, an election year, is an opportunity to change that approach
Antidotes to Avarice: A 2013 Top Ten
Nurses, philosophers, and trade unions have over the past 12 months all shared some fascinating ideas on how we can make our societies much more equal — and much better — places to live.
Progressive Breakfast
Today's Progressive Breakfast is a special Christmas Eve edition featuring Robert Borosage's vision and strategy for a new populist movement: "Populism Rising?". Progressive Breakfast will be on hiatus during the holiday season, returning on January 2, 2014. We wish...
Populism Rising?
The beltway has discovered populism. The president has declared inequality to be the defining challenge of our time. Already the Wall Street wing of the Democratic Party is raising alarms. Here's a quick look at the new populism
The Best of The Worst of the Right-Wing in 2013
From the second inauguration of Barack Obama to the latest skirmish in the “War on Christmas,” a steady stream of outrageousness flowed from the American right this year. Here are the best of the worst of the right-wing in 2013.
Obama's Good Year
No doubt 2013 was a grind. Yet despite the headwinds from the fractious GOP House and the major distraction of the Snowden leaks, Obama secured significant policy achievements and battled naysayers to keep historic initiatives on track.
Public Supports Help For Long-Term Unemployed (With Video)
Polls show the Americans overwhelmingly support extending this assistance and Democrats are launching a full-on effort to get them to come around and help their fellow citizens.
