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Don't Kid Yourself. It's Still a Corporate Court. Here Are 10 Lessons From CEO Roberts.
Was today's ruling a victory for justice over corporate power? Did Chief Justice John Roberts rise above partisan differences because that's where an honest reading of the law took him?
Short-Term Win On A Transportation Jobs Bill; Now On To The Next Infrastructure Fight
It looks as if Congress got our message on the need to pass, without right-wing poison pills, a two-year transportation jobs bill.
Upheld! - Relive The Moment
If you want something to feel particularly good about this, heading into the 4th of July holiday, why not relive the moment we learned that the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act?
Nothing quite captures the moment like this Take Action News video of the moment when health care supporters gathered outside the Supreme Court got the news.
Short Video - Making It In America: Reviving and Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing
Here is a short video with highlights and interviews from the Take Back the American Dream conference panel, Making It In America: Reviving and Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing:
This Ruling Is Good for Your Health
Originally published at OtherWords.
The most conservative Supreme Court in history just upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional. This is a victory for American families. It means lower costs, more coverage, and that insurance companies can't rip us off anymore. It's the law.
Public Education's 'Shock Doctrine Summer' Rolls Out, Part 2
With the glow of high school graduations still lingering in many American families, and analysts predicting that an"economic recovery" is on the way, this is a time when you'd expect to start hearing more positive news about the state of US public education.
Double Disaster Relief in Colorado
Conservatives: Saving America's Youth From "Overeducation"
Now that our "do nothing" Congress is finally set to "do something" to stop interest on student loans from doubling, I think I’ve finally figured out what motivates conservatives on education in general, and conservative opposition to student loans in general.
What America Won Today
Today was a victory. I'll leave it to others to analyze the margins of that victory, parse out what the majority of the Court did and didn't say, and what it means for the progressive movement, the health care reform movement, Democrats, Republicans, the tea party, Mitt Romney, and President Obama. There's a lot that […]
Progressive Breakfast
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.
