Archive
Progressive Breakfast
U.S., Canada, Mexico Agree to 'NAFTA 2.0' Revised Nafta sets up a showdown with China. NYT: "A jubilant Mr. Trump celebrated the new Nafta agreement as the fulfillment of a bedrock campaign promise. He claimed it was a vindication of his aggressive use of tariffs and...
Share the Wealth? We Can Start Now - Here's How
Redistribution via the tax code, progressives on both sides of the Atlantic are realizing, only takes us so far. We need to start limiting inequality before it can dig in. The UK Labour Party has just unveiled a fascinating proposal that moves us exactly in that direction.
Progressive Breakfast
House Passes More Tax Cuts House passes tax-cut bills despite unlikely Senate action. CNBC: "A three-bill legislative package known as Tax Reform 2.0 cleared the GOP-dominated House during votes on Thursday and Friday. While the legislation is expected to be dead on...
'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...
