Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 17, 2018
Words from the Unite the Right organizer, Trump's military parade is costing millions, Glyphosate found in popular children's foods, and more.
Scoring Trump’s tax cuts so far: $280k for rich lawmakers, pennies for working people
Very few businesses have raised wages thanks to corporate tax cuts, but executives and lawmakers are buying new yachts.
BREAKING: DNC Deals Devastating Blow to Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
The DNC has suspended Bernie Sanders' campaign from accessing the master list of voter information. Without access, Sanders' campaign could potentially be crippled beyond repair.
Bernie Sanders: Covid relief package is “totally inadequate” for “unprecedented” economic crisis
“This country faces the worst set of public health and economic crises that we have faced in over a hundred years.”
Hillary Clinton Refuses to Say If She Will Release Copies of Her Paid Speeches...
“Two weeks ago, Clinton laughed when The Intercept’s Lee Fang asked Clinton if she would release the transcripts of her paid speeches.”
WATCH: John Oliver Blasts Republicans for Failing to do Their Job
John Oliver couldn't help tearing the GOP apart for their actions following Justice Scalia's death.
Student Debt: A Penalty the Poor Pay for Not Being Wealthy
There are two options for our future generations: get an education and agree to inescapable debt, or don’t get an education and the possibility of employment goes out the window. Student debt has become a trap.
Blue-state Bernie and the DNC’s Plutocratic “Victory” Rules
“DNC rule changes could determine the presidential candidate by relegating Clinton's ‘victories’ back to the plutocratic mire where they originated.”
Biden’s eloquence about George Floyd will ring hollow if Rahm Emanuel gets ambassador nomination
“Rahm Emanuel helped cover up the murder of Laquan McDonald. Covering up a murder is disqualifying for public leadership.”
The End of the US Boom
With a sharp slowdown and a relatively weak jobs report, the boom in the U.S. economy has come to an end. Why is it that so many professional economists and economic reporters mistook the strength of the U.S. economy?