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Corporations Control Our Lives...
Business should be here to serve American needs, not control us and commercialize everything that we do. We must shift the power back to actual people. Only then can we stop the cycle of putting profit before people.
Obamacare Is Up And Running. But That's Not The End Of The Story.
It's going to take years to build up a real, universal system and much of that is going to come from work in the 50 states. It means we will be living with an unequal system for many years, but that's an old story in America, isn't it?
The Populist Mayor of New York City Takes the Stage
Newly elected populist Mayor Bill de Blasio took the stage in New York at his inaugural on January 1. He didn't trim his sails, announcing his intention to make redressing the "inequality crisis" his central mission. A new era begins.
Progressive Breakfast
Monday Vote Possible On Jobless Aid Senate may vote on extending unemployment insurance Monday. The Hill: "Gene Sperling, the director of the National Economic Council, said the administration is behind Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) vow to bring up a cloture...
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...
