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Why Rev. William Barber Is Receiving The Paul Wellstone Award
One week from today, progressives will gather in Washington for the Celebrating America's Future 2013 Awards Gala to honor, among other champions, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II with the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award.
The Washington Post Misses The Real Story on "Economic Distress"
The Washington Post went down to Georgia looking for a story on economic decline in southern "tea party" districts. Like the Devil in Charlie Daniel's famous song, the Post left empty-handed.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Stumps For Obamacare In Boston Obama in Boston today will compare Romneycare and Obamacare rollouts. Yahoo! News: "Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economics professor and an architect of the Massachusetts health care law, told reporters on a conference call organized by...
TPP/Fast Track Trade Fight Is On
It's time to learn about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "fast track," and then call your member of Congress to let them know if you want them to hand the giant multinationals an end-run around democracy and national sovereignty.
The Education Reform Conversation We Need vs. The One We Have
This past week, two videos captured just about everything you need to know about the status of "education reform." They offer a clarifying "aha moment" about a conversation America ought to be having but isn't.
The Great American Ripoff: The High Cost of Low Taxes
The American people pay a similar amount for social services as citizens of European countries with supposedly lavish social safety nets. But there are two significant differences.
Poisonous Million Dollar Pay Packages
Pope Francis is beloved for his asceticism. American CEOs, by contrast, place themselves on thrones bought with the sweat of minimum wage workers. The income inequality CEOs cause is poisoning the concept that Americans who work hard can make it.
Amtrak: Democracy vs. "The Market"
In a democracy "government spending" is by definition money we spend to make our lives better. Plutocracy and its "market solutions" are about government doing things for people who have money.
Another Indicator Of Terrible Cost Of Shutdown
Seriously, how much confidence do you have that Republicans are going to ease up, stop obstructing everything in the Congress with their Hastert Rule in the House and their filibusters in the Senate?
Progressive Breakfast
Obamacare Defenders Push Back ThinkProgress debunks NBC report that Obama "knew" that Obamacare would force insurers to cancel certain health plans: "This all sounds very ominous until you consider that the naturally high turnover rate associated with the individual...
