Harris v. Quinn could take away their collective bargaining rights. That would be a loss for not only these workers, but our nation’s elderly and disabled. Â
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The State of Our Union? Economically Unjust
In his speech next week, the president needs to go beyond platitudes and start addressing economic injustice—he could start by making sure federal contract workers get paid enough.
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Raising the Minimum is the Bare Minimum
What America needs is to shift income from capital to labor.
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When Public Opinions Collide
The progressive challenge of adjusting to a new climate of public opinion on deficits, entitlements, and jobs.
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Daily Meme: It’s Complicated—The Wendy Davis Story
It’s not going to be all pink sneakers and inspiring grassroots action this week for the Wendy Davis gubernatorial campaign down in Texas. On Saturday, The Dallas Morning News broke the story that key facts of her hard-scrabble, single-mother biography had been “blurred” by the campaign: Davis was divorced at 21, not 19, the age […]
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Breaking: All Politicians Are Ambitious
Why do we act as though the “conviction politician” is morally superior to the guy who just wants to be president?
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The Examined Life of the Digital Age
Before long, it may become impossible to be anonymous.
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One Small Step for the Fourth Amendment
Obama’s NSA reforms are a start, but they don’t go far enough.Â
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Triumph and Tribulation
How progressives might approach changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
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The Future of the Social Safety Net
Progressive perspectives on the the New Deal/Great Society entitlement programs
