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Kavanaugh Threatens the Supreme Court's Legitimacy
Will no Senator put conscience and Constitution ahead of partisan efforts to ramrod the lifetime appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court?
Progressive Breakfast
Georgia GOP Tries To Curtail Black Voting Majority-black Georgia county fires consultant who wants to close two-thirds of its polling places. WaPo: "Officials in Randolph County, Ga., have fired the consultant whose proposal to close two-thirds of the polling places...
Why Do Corporate Boards So Overpay U.S. CEOs?
Corporate boards are asking us to blame sky-high CEO pay on the laws of supply and demand. The actual arithmetic tells a completely different story. So let's focus on the real problems -- and real solutions, like the notion of a maximum wage.
Progressive Breakfast
U.S. Escalates Trade War With China US and China escalate trade war as total sum levied reaches $100bn. The Guardian: "The US and China have escalated their ongoing trade war by implementing 25% tariffs on $16bn worth of imports on both sides, bringing the amount...
Progressives May End Education's 'Funding Vs. Accountability' War
On the front lines of this year's political campaigns, there is evidence of a sea change in education thinking that may finally break out of the funding versus accountability debate to find a more holistic vision of what schools and students need.
Progressive Breakfast
Top Trump Advisors Are Now Felons The worst hour of Donald Trump's presidency just happened. CNN: "Two massive clouds that have been hanging over Donald Trump's presidency for months broke open almost simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon -- and poured rain all over the...
There's a Way to Make Corporations Work for Workers, Too
U.S. corporations and executives often assume they have only one responsibility, to fill their own pockets. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Accountable Capitalism Act would change that, by bringing workers into the boardroom, and keeping executives from using stock buybacks to enrich themselves.
Progressive Breakfast
Prisoners Strike To Protest 'Modern-Day Slavery' Prisoners nationwide go on strike to protest 'modern-day slavery'. USA Today: "Prison inmates nationwide plan to put pressure on the country's penal system by going on a two-week strike beginning Tuesday. The strike is...
Progressive Breakfast
WH Says We Don't Need To Save Energy Reversing decades of US policy, the Trump administration says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative. AP: "Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the US, the Trump administration declares in a major new...
Turning Back the Tide of Hate In Iowa and Beyond
There’s a phrase we use here in Iowa to say how people should treat one another: “Iowa Nice.” We think of ourselves as kind, generous, family friendly and closely-knit, and with a knack for finding common-sense solutions together. But “Iowa Nice” takes on a different...
