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Standing Up For Immigrants - In Alabama
I’m sick and tired of my people — working-class white people and small town Alabamians — being used by politicians to justify separating families, even as they back policies that harm every family in our state.
Progressive Breakfast
ICE 'Deletes' Families It Now Can't Reunite ‘Deleted’ families: What went wrong with Trump’s family-separation effort. WaPo: "When a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunify migrant families separated at the border, the government’s cleanup crews...
An Economy in the Fast Lane – With No Brakes
Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy a lot lately. He says the United States is now the “economic envy” of the world. Unfortunately, Trump is once again trying to reshape reality to fit his own delusions. Reality is refusing to cooperate. It’s true the...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Crows Over Growth G.D.P. grew at 4.1% Rate in U.S. in Latest Quarter. Here’s What That Means. NYT: "The Commerce Department released its initial estimate of second-quarter economic growth on Friday, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy. Economic...
Dems Shouldn’t Defend Bad Policies Just to Resist Trump
When Trump strikes a populist tone, expose him as a fraud - don’t back the corporate stance. Last week on CNBC, President Donald Trump upbraided the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates. “I don’t like all of this work that we’re putting into the economy and then...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Claims Trade Truce With EU Why Trump blinked. CNN: "The announcement on trade was dressed up as a huge victory, held in the Rose Garden, the traditional venue for big state announcements, and in front of a group of Republican lawmakers apparently called down...
Why the New Push for Charter Schools Should Anger Progressives
A new push by supporters of charter schools to promote their "education reform" agenda and vilify opponents should anger progressives. Those who mention the flaws and failures of charters are now being accused of "classic whataboutism." Specifically, David Leonhardt,...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump, EU's Juncker Face Off On Trade Trump set for tense trade talks with top EU chief Juncker. CNBC: "The White House will open its doors for the president of the European Commission Wednesday, with relations looking strained amid tariffs and the possibility of an...
Show Trump Who We Love, And Who We Are
There’s an old Creole proverb, “Tell me who you love, and I’ll tell you who you are.” By standing up for migrant families and children, people from small towns and small cities across the country are telling us who we love and what they stand for. On June 30th,...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Moves To Silence Critics Trump moves to silence critics. CNN: "President Donald Trump's latest gambit to choke off the flow of information for past spy chiefs who have criticized him is a disturbing move that again exposes an imperious streak out of place in...
