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Don't Believe the College Rankings Hype
Don’t be fooled by the U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. With the usual suspects taking the lead, like Harvard and Yale, you may be asking yourself why the rankings are so disingenuous.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Address Takes Diplomatic Path ... For Now Mixed reaction to speech in Congress. National Journal: "...many Democrats [said] they heard a message of strength from the president while Republicans were largely unconvinced that the administration has a firm handle...
“A World of Radical Inequality Doesn’t Work”
Economist Joseph Stiglitz addressed the AFL-CIO convention Tuesday on the subject of inequality — the way wealth and income is concentrating at the very top while the rest of us fall behind.
New Evidence Trans-Pacific Trade Proposal Will Hurt Workers
A report says "most workers are likely to lose" as a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and that what the economy will gain as a whole "amounts to a rounding error."
Elizabeth Warren's AFL-CIO Speech
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gave a great, progressive speech at the AFL-CIO convention Sunday. Was it a campaign speech? Some people think it may be just that.
In Los Angeles, Labor Redefines Itself
In a watershed moment in labor history, the AFL-CIO has decided to expand its membership to include all groups working to organize workers. “It’s time to turn America right side up!” President Richard Trumka declared at the union's annual convention.
Don't Buy Conservative Ideas Sold With Civil Rights Rhetoric
Conservatives are appropriating the language of the civil rights movement to accomplish a goal that has nothing to do with rescuing poor African-American students from low-quality education. Too many on the left aren't following along.
Capitalism Failed; Cronyism and Corruption Rule
Capitalist theory asserts that CEOs rise to the top based on merit and moxey and deserve million dollar pay packages. Turns out, though, capitalism doesn’t really work that way. In the real world, CEOs rise to the top based on cronyism and corruption
Progressive Breakfast
Syria Moves To Avert Strike President Obama considers Russian proposal for international control of chemical weapons stockpile. NYT: "'It’s possible,' Mr. Obama said on CNN of the Russian proposal, 'if it’s real.' ... The effort to police such a proposal, even if...
Across Generations, The Jobs Numbers Show We’re All In This Together
We’re in the midst of the worst employment crisis in modern memory. But buried in the jobs data are figures that suggest possibilities for a new intergenerational alliance.
