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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Elizabeth Warren Launches Take On Wall Street Campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren explains in this video taken at the launch of the “Take On Wall Street” campaign why we need a new level of financial reform to finish the work of the Dodd-Frank bill.
The New Agenda For Taking On Wall Street
More than 20 progressive organizations representing millions of voters starting Tuesday are putting their weight behind a five-point agenda for the next stage of Wall Street reform.
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.
The Economic Revival Of Our Cities Must Include Everyone
The “Take 5” film series opens with a look at the consequences of urban gentrification and a challenge for elected leaders to make sure that the wealth lifting up once-forsaken neighborhoods also lifts up its residents.
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.
Questionable Assumptions Behind Critiques of Sanders’ Economic Plan
Two reports reinforce one of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s chief attack lines against competitor Bernie Sanders: that his “numbers don’t add up” and that he is making promises “that cannot be kept.”
Finally, Justice For Consumers Wronged By Banks Is Within Reach
A new regulation proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau restores the right of banking and credit card customers to have their day in court and hold companies accountable for their wrongdoing.
Kansas Republicans Again Stab Workers, And Democracy, In The Back
A bill just passed by the extreme conservative Kansas legislature prevents municipalities from clamping down on just-in-time work scheduling abuses by companies. It’s a sign of an accelerating trend.
How Dennis Hastert Also Molested Our Democracy
The “Hastert rule” has been used to subvert the majority will of the people’s representatives time and again – and that’s just one of the ways a veteran House staffer says Dennis Hastert perverted the functioning of House.