Fast-food CEO Andy Puzder, Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary, is a big fan of robots-and not so much of humans. In an interview with Business Insider last March, Puzder had this to say about our robotic little friends: “They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, […]
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
VHA Support for Nurse Practitioners Draws Fire from Medical Leaders
The Veterans Health Administration has weighed in on a controversy that has embroiled medicine and nursing for the last 50 years: whether advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) can operate without direct physician supervision. On December 14, the VHA amended its medical regulations to “permit full practice authority” to many of the system’s nurse practitioners, a […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trickle Upper: Portland Cracks Down on Excessive CEO Pay
In 2017, Portland, Oregon, will become the first city to impose a surtax on companies with CEOs who make more than 100 times their workers’ median pay-an idea that was floated by Prospect executive editor Harold Meyerson two years ago. “If congressional liberals want to diminish economic inequality, they should also promote legislation that would […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Democrats Misunderstood Racial and Class Divisions but Cannot Reject Inclusiveness Now
As we wrestle with the consequences of a Trump presidency, Democrats, especially progressives, risk whitewashing the American electorate. In a blind rush to appeal to the voters the Democrats lost, we risk not comprehending and embracing the experiences of the millions of people we won. It was not Hillary Clinton’s message of inclusiveness that cost […]
Posted inAmerica and the World
Fact-Checking Fact-Checkers on Privatizing Vets’ Health Care
In the debate over the future of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), no concept has attracted more controversy than “privatization.” Since wholesale privatization of the VHA is deeply unpopular among veterans and their advocacy organizations, groups like the Koch brothers-funded Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) argue that they do not support “privatization” of the VHA. […]
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Twitter Campaign Targets Companies Advertising on Breitbart
Progressives upset about the West Wing’s increasingly racist and xenophobic tilt may have found an unexpected ally: corporate America. In recent days, the Kellogg Comany became the latest of several corporations to pull its ads from Breitbart News Network, a far-right news site that has served as a platform for white nationalists. The site’s former […]
Posted inEducation in America
Education Reform Democrats on Donald Trump
November 17: Shavar Jeffries, president of Democrats for Education Reform, issued the following statement: (bolded emphasis mine) It is, generally speaking, an honor for any person of any political persuasion to be asked by the president of the United States to consider a Cabinet-level appointment, but in the case of President-elect Trump, DFER encourages no […]
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Sanders Supporters See Some Silver Lining in Trump Victory
A Washington, D.C., rally to celebrate the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership turned into a shout-out to progressives the moment Bernie Sanders took the stage just outside the U.S. Capitol, where hundreds had converged Thursday to catch a glimpse of their hero. “I’m not here to blame anybody, criticize anybody, but facts are facts,” the […]
Posted inWorking in America
Trump Falsely Claims Credit for Saving Jobs, and News Outlets Lap it Up
How does Donald Trump plan to save American jobs? Apparently, by claiming that he’s saved the ones that were never going anywhere in the first place. On Thursday night, the president-elect tweeted out that he had just received a call from his “friend” Bill Ford, the chairman of Ford Motor Co., who told him that […]
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New Report Examines How Country’s Largest Banks Finance the Private Prison Industry
When Donald Trump won and private prison stocks surged, an unexpected cheer came from downtown Manhattan. It’s a great time to be in the jail business. A new report by the progressive advocacy group In the Public Interest reveals the troubling ties between Wall Street and the private prison industry, including hundreds of millions of […]
