Category: Featured
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The Racial Wealth Gap Is Getting Worse – And We\’re Not Talking About It
A consequence of historic racial and wealth inequality, woven deeply into the fabric of our economic system and our politics, is largely absent from our political discussion in both political parties.
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One Democratic Convention Speech Nailed The Progressive Vision
Rev. William Barber\’s speech at the closing night of the Democratic National Convention called on delegates to be \”moral defibrillators\” for a nation with a \”heart problem.\” And he electrified the convention.
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Meet Some Sanders Delegates Who Plan To Turn Anger Into Positive Action
A group of Bernie Sanders delegates talk in Philadelphia about what they plan to do after the Democratic convention to \”keep the Bern,\” building progressive power in their communities.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Has Lessons for Progressives in Philadelphia
Using experiences that range from his first political convention in 1968 through his breakthrough 1988 presidential campaign, Rev. Jesse Jackson offers lessons in how to keep the Bernie Sanders \”revolution\” alive.
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A Chain Serves Good Pizza \”&\” Support for D.C.\’s Fight for $15 Victory
Michael Lastoria has made his &pizza restaurant chain a champion of the $15 minimum wage, and has made one of his restaurants the site for the signing of a historic $15 minimum wage law in Washington, D.C.
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Challenge to Media: Talk to People In Paul Ryan\’s District About Poverty
At TalkPoverty.org, a video and story that national mainstream media isn\’t writing about the disconnect between the right-wing nostrums the House speaker is peddling and what the low-income people in Ryan\’s district actually need.
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President Obama Finally Gets It Right On Expanding Social Security
President Obama on Wednesday did a remarkable 180-degree turn on Social Security, and for the first time we can claim the president as an ally on expanding, not cutting, the program.
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Vouchers Subsidizing Education Failure
The false god of school vouchers has been unmasked once again by a study that says Louisiana and Indiana students using private school vouchers ended up doing worse than their public school counterparts.
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Ben Jealous On The \’Gift\’ The Sanders Campaign Gave Progressives
In a video interview, Ben Jealous, the former head of the NAACP and a key supporter of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, explains why he believes a multiracial progressive movement will emerge from the Sanders campaign.
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The $3,400 \’Tax\’ You\’re Paying That The Media Decided Not To Talk About
Something that is costing each American family on average $3,400 a year is worth at least a few minutes of discussion – and that something is our inadequate national investment in our infrastructure.