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ALEC Is Writing Middle-Class-Destroying Legislation
ALEC is holding its annual conference in Chicago, where corporate lobbyists and Conservative lawmakers will get together - have a few drinks - and create more corporate-friendly, middle-class-destroying legislation.
Progressive Breakfast
Fractured GOP May Mean Shutdown Politico's Ben White and MJ Lee argue shutdown could really happen this time: "The House GOP is hopelessly fractured on spending strategy. Senate Republicans who might otherwise broker a deal face primary challenges that make compromise...
All-In Nation
Most babies born in the U.S. today are of color. In three decades, more than half of our population will be people of color. Yet, even as diversity is our future, growing racial disparity is our reality. People of color are disproportionately poor.
We’re All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism
There’s an undeclared war going on between the rich and the poor right here in the United States and the rich think they’ve found a way to win it. They’ve locked themselves into gated communities, lily-white suburbs, and wealthy urban neighborhoods.
The True Experts on Poverty
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans “don’t have a full-fledged” plan to fight poverty “because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty.”
Progressive Breakfast
Staff Shift May Lead To Shutdown Departure of top McConnell negotiator seen as increasing chances of shutdown. W. Post: "[Rohit Kumar] has been at McConnell’s side through every major fiscal deal since President Obama took office ... One administration official, who...
The Fast-Food Strikers Are Fighting For All of Us
Fast food workers have been conducting one-day strikes for better wages and working conditions in several American cities. They’ve also been doing much more than that: They’re shown the entire country real leadership.
Glass-Steagall Now: Because the Banks Own Washington
A bipartisan group of senators recently put forward a proposal for legislation to restore a separation between commercial banks and speculative trading. Such legislation is badly needed.
Do You Have Job Fear? That's Why We Need Full Employment.
Giving unemployment benefits to unemployed people keeps them from going to your boss and offering to do your job for half what you are paid. . Employers want a "seller's market."
We Are Going To Live Forever
"People are living longer so we have to increase the Social Security age." You hear that a lot. Here is why this is wrong. People are still living to 80, but "life expectancy" has increased by 50%. In other words, people are not living to 120.
