Category: Conservatism
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The Crisis In White America the GOP Did Not Debate – But Democrats Must
Studies like the one done by two Princeton University professors on increasing mortality rates among whites are precisely why progressives need to unapologetically press the case for bold economic reforms.
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Jeb Bush\’s Voodoo Economics, Same As The Old One
The tax plan the Republican candidate has released this week shows he is as wedded to failed conservative economic orthodoxy as his relatives and the rest of the Republican political leadership.
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Will Black Lives Matter At the Republican Presidential Debate?
A new generation of activists have sharpened the view of the threshold candidates must cross to earn the vote of African Americans, and once again Republican candidates are showing themselves incapable of rising to the challenge.
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Reaction to Greece Austerity Deal: \”#ThisIsACoup\”
The deal that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reached with European Union leaders seems less a bailout of Greece\’s economy and more of a prelude to an overthrow of the leftist Syrzia majority running the country.
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A Warning to U.S. About Right-Wing Policies Harming the Greek Economy
What\’s the lesson that we need to learn from the Greek debt crisis? Unless you want U.S. streets overrun with motorcycles, we need to invest in our economy and oppose right-wing austerity policies here in America.
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No, Boehner, Amtrak Funding-Derailment Link Is Not A Stupid Question
House Speaker John Boehner\’s protestation misses the larger point about the historic failure to invest properly in our passenger rail system, which affects Amtrak\’s ability to deploy safety systems quickly.
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The War On Christmas Lights: Here\’s The Real Story
If you believe the latest fears emanating from the right-wing fever swamps, President Obama is coming to take away your Christmas lights. Here\’s the shocking truth.
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Unholy Week: Senate Votes Complete A Portrait Of Wrong Priorities
Both the House and Senate have now passed budget resolutions that offer comfort and protection to the wealthy and powerful and more discomfort and vulnerability to everyone else.
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Senate Budget Votes Reveal The Same Old \’Party Of No\’
The Senate today launched into what\’s known inside the Beltway as a \”vote-a-rama.\” We already know how this drama ends when it comes to actions that would advance the goal of shared prosperity.
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More Proof Conservative Anti-Tax Dogma Only Applies To The Rich
The story is pretty much the same in conservative state after conservative state: The 1 percent pay a significantly lower percentage of their income in state and local taxes than middle-income residents.