Why Tuition-Free College Makes Sense

Why Tuition-Free College Makes Sense Lawrence Wittner: This enormous hike in tuition has had a devastating impact upon educational opportunity. Unable to afford college, many young people never attend it or drop out along the way. READ MORE shared from

WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2015 Progressive Educational Policies LA's Democrats Should Embrace Joshua Leibner: It is crucially important that Progressives fight hard for the pedagogy they believe in and call out Democrats who support the mainstream Republican education agenda. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Why Tuition-Free College Makes Sense Lawrence Wittner: This enormous hike in tuition has had a devastating impact upon educational opportunity. Unable to afford college, many young people never attend it or drop out along the way. READ MORE Kentucky Governor's Race: Conway Extends Olive Branch, Bevin Chops It Off Berry Craig: Politics is a holy war to Bevin. Democrats are not just the other party to this guy -- they are the enemy who deserve no quarter. READ MORE How Obama Could Beat the Debt Ceiling and Go Out a Hero Ellen Brown: One good gimmick deserves another. The debt ceiling could be eliminated for good, by restoring to the government its constitutional authority to create money. READ MORE Resolving Bernie-Hillary Differences Tom Hayden: Most important to many left-progressives is the rational discussion of democratic socialism for the first time in 90 years, since we last had an elected bloc of socialist mayors agitating for what became the New Deal. READ HERE

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They don’t know the basic things they need to know about the debt.

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The budget deal just reached between the Republican leaders of the House and the White House would suspend the debt limit until March 16, 2017, allowing the Treasury to continue to borrow for the next 17 months. Conservative Republicans are screaming that the U.S. national debt is $18.1 trillion and the new deal doesn’t reduce it. They don’t know the basic things they need to know about the debt. Please share our video to your favorite Republican.

ROBERT B. REICH, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies, was Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written fourteen books, including the best sellers “Aftershock, “The Work of Nations," and"Beyond Outrage." He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause. His film, INEQUALITY FOR ALL is available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon. His new book, "SAVING CAPITALISM: For the Many, Not the Few" is out 9/29. 

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Syria May Be the First Climate Change Conflict, But It Won’t Be the Last

Syria May Be the First Climate Change Conflict, But It Won’t Be the Last While our political establishment dithers, the Pentagon recognizes that climate change as an immediate threat to national security. JOSHUA HOLLAND shared from

Long-Acting Contraception Makes Teen Pregnancy Rates Plummet. So Why Are Some Women Still Skeptical? The history of birth control in America is littered with instances of coercion. Reproductive-justice advocates don’t want to see that happen again. DANI MCCLAIN

Welcome to Afghanistan—Now, Let’s Take a Selfie The American military doesn't have a strategy; they have an itinerary. WILLIAM J. ASTORE

Ending Colombia’s Hundred-Year War Peace talks, nudged along by Cuba and the Vatican, might finally bring an end to the country’s civil war. GREG GRANDIN

How to Build the Movement for Progressive Power, the Urban Way Four local politicians share their ideas for humanizing the “gig economy,” reforming the police, protecting immigrant rights, and solving the municipal budget crisis. JOHN AVALOS, BRAD LANDER, ANTONIO REYNOSO, SCOTT WAGUESPACK

Criminal Justice Reform Legislation Is Missing One Crucial Piece Failing to invest in civil legal aid is a recipe for ensuring that many people will end up behind bars again. REBECCA VALLAS, BILLY CORRIHER

Syria May Be the First Climate Change Conflict, But It Won’t Be the Last While our political establishment dithers, the Pentagon recognizes that climate change as an immediate threat to national security. JOSHUA HOLLAND

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7 startling gravesite surprises

7 startling gravesite surprises By Douglas MacGowan

Lions may be in more danger than we thought By Russell McLendon Why does no one want to visit North Dakota? By Josh Lew Tenderhearted outdoorsman nurses abandoned baby deer back to health By Catie Leary Saving Kaho'olawe, Hawaii's interrupted island By Robynne Boyd Prehistoric cave lions found remarkably preserved in Siberian permafrost By Bryan Nelson 7 startling gravesite surprises By Douglas MacGowan Why did Florida end its black bear hunt early? By Russell McLendon Is your hubby making you chubby? By Jenn Savedge Gross! You don't even want to know what they found in your veggie hot dog By Jenn Savedge Watch 450 dogs play at Serbian shelter By Laura Moss Newly found asteroid to buzz by on Halloween By Kristen Bobst Doctors and lawyers: Computers are coming for your jobs, too By Lloyd Alter

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Hastert guilty plea

Hastert guilty plea

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert walked into federal court in Chicago today and was expected to plead guilty to charges he violated banking reporting laws to pay hush money to hide a dark secret.

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Rahm's tax hike tab: $755 million The mayor is expected to easily win approval today of a budget full of tax and fee increases that will cost Chicagoans $755 million more a year.

Late bills cost Illinois leased trucks A trucking company that leases semis to the Illinois Department of Corrections is taking the vehicles back after the state failed to pay its bill because of the ongoing budget stalemate in the Capitol.

Obama talks to cops, watches Bulls Returning to his hometown on Tuesday, the president spent time on serious topics such as policing and gun control, but also took in the Bulls' season opener at the United Center.

Accused killer won't be tried as adult A judge has rejected a bid by prosecutors for the teenage girl charged in the slaying of Endia Martin, 14, on the South Side last year be tried as an adult.

Ind. couple in whale-watching boat tragedy A Hobart doctor and her husband managed to survive a boat capsizing off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, that killed five people.

Plainfield tattoo artist found dead Scott Marshall, a tattoo artist who won Season 4 of the Spike TV reality show "Ink Master," was found dead Sunday at a Roselle hotel. He was 41.

Bulls give Hoiberg a win in debut With President Obama watching courtside, the Bulls beat the Cavaliers 97-95 on Tuesday night, giving Fred Hoiberg a victory in his NBA coaching debut.

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6 scientifically proven ways to have a better day.

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We can't undo the damage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But we can stop it from happening again.

This camp lets kids show off their imagination and battle skills. Cardboard required.

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