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'Education Wave' Inspires New Candidates and Voters
A new wave of education voters may make David Garcia the next governor of Arizona, where the professor is taking on GOP incumbent Doug Ducey. Arizona is a state where Republicans have cut education spending severely, sparking teacher protests earlier this year. Voters want that turned around.
Will the FBI's Kavanaugh Probe Be a White House Coverup?
If you want to discover the truth instead of cover it up, would you appoint the accused’s lawyer to supervise and control the investigation of the charges against him? That’s exactly what the Trump White House and Senate Republicans are doing with the one-week FBI...
Progressive Breakfast
If You Believe Dr. Blasey, You Vote NO An emotional hearing, with the Supreme Court at stake. NYT: "Christine Blasey Ford, the first accuser to come forward and accuse Judge Kavanaugh of grave sexual misconduct, says that he assaulted her when they were teenagers,...
Kavanaugh Is A Liar: His Words Don’t ‘Ring True’
Judge Kavanaugh, your words ring false. You have no place on the Supreme Court. And we will stay in the streets until you also understand this is true.
Progressive Breakfast
Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh Testify A day that will resonate in history. CNN: "When Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh and his original accuser Christine Blasey Ford deliver dueling testimony on Thursday, they will conjure drama of an intensity unusual even in the Trump...
We Speak, We Remember, We Will Win
My voice catches in my throat when I think about telling my own story of sexual assault. I know the courage it takes for Dr. Blasey Ford to speak. But I know that I, and millions like me, have absolutely no intention of letting her speak alone.
Progressive Breakfast
Kavanaugh, Ford Testify Thursday Democrats in the dark on eve of historic Kavanaugh hearing. Politico: "Tens of millions of people will be watching Christine Blasey Ford when she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a potentially history-shaping hearing...
The Rich Want To Take Away Your Right To Vote
Democracy is tough for one-percenters. They’ve got all that money but no more voting power than you or me. But they’ve got a plan to make America a one-dollar, one-vote plutocracy, by stripping voting rights from non-rich minority groups.
Progressive Breakfast
Sexual Violence Survivors Flood Capitol Hill Dozens arrested as survivors flood Capitol Hill to share trauma of sexual assault, demand Senate reject Kavanaugh. Common Dreams: "Ahead of a 1pm national walkout on Monday to support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah...
Does the United States Have a ‘Strong’ Economy?
An economy only deserves celebrating when people with full-time jobs are taking home rising paychecks. In America today, they aren’t. Median annual earnings for both men and women working full-time actually dropped 1.1 percent last year in real dollars. Since 2007, male full-time workers have seen their paychecks drop 2.5 percent in value.
