Working Life

Women are leading the way in the political revolution. I talk with three fantastic women candidates: two who are running for seats in the state Senates in Oregon and New York, and one who is vying to become the chair of the Florida Democratic state party. I roll out five tidbits on truths about the […]

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    Dear Ms. Warren: congratulations for jumping into the U.S. Senate race in your state. And good luck and be well–you will find that being a "candidate" offers challenges quite different from having to answer to discourteous, uninformed Republicans. Respectfully, I’d like to ask your position on a number of issues.    Quick context. There […]

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   So, Elizabeth Warren gets unceremoniously dumped from a chance to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau–because her boss blinked and wasn’t up for a fight with Republicans, who will probably hold up Richard Cordray’s nomination as well. Republicans may rue the day only in this sense: Consumer advocate and progressive hero Elizabeth Warren is […]

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   I know there is an obvious answer to this question: does the Chamber of Commerce ever stop lying? Since you’ve answered that yourself, let’s consider for a moment the most immediate lie–and the truth about the economic reality facing most working people.   There is, as we know, a concerted effort by Republicans and […]

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War is peace. Lies are truth. And, now, Melissa Bean is like Elizabeth Warren. That is the instant thought I had when reading about the rumors that the White House might consider appointing Melissa Bean to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if she ends up on the short end of the vote count in […]

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