So why aren’t Democrats talking about it?
By Jaime Fuller
Today, President Obama will be in Denver, talking about improvements in the economic picture and his work toward making them happen. The unemployment rate is at 6.1 percent, and the United States has added 1.4 million new jobs since the beginning of 2014. Continue reading The economy is showing signs of improvement – The Washington Post
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Rachel Maddow: Interview: Wendy Davis takes local view on border, chemical safety | MSNBC
Wendy Davis takes local view on border, chemical safetyWendy Davis, Texas state senator and Democratic candidate for governor, talks with Rachel Maddow about Greg Abbott’s change in Texas policy on chemical plant safety, and how to deal with the influx of unaccompanied undocumented minors across the border.
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To view Rachel Maddow’s reporting on Greg Abbott and his policy changes on safety, click here.
Robert Scheer: Hillary Clinton Flaunts Her Surveillance State Baggage | Truthdig
By Robert Scheer
Who is the true patriot, Hillary Clinton or Edward Snowden? The question comes up because Clinton has gone all out in attacking Snowden as a means of burnishing her hawkish credentials, eliciting Glenn Greenwald’s comment that she is “like a neocon, practically.” Continue reading Robert Scheer: Hillary Clinton Flaunts Her Surveillance State Baggage | Truthdig
Hillary Clinton Begins to Move Away From Obama Ahead of 2016 | WSJ
Hillary Clinton, a presumed presidential candidate for 2016, has made clear she wouldn’t be running for a de facto third Obama term. WSJ’s Peter Nicholas joins the News Hub with Simon Constable with more on this. Photo: Getty Continue reading Hillary Clinton Begins to Move Away From Obama Ahead of 2016 | WSJ
The Rachel Maddow Show: Koch-backed AG helps hide chemical plant dangers | MSNBC
Wayne Slater, senior political writer for the Dallas Morning News, talks with Rachel Maddow about Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott allowing chemical plants to keep their contents secret, a move that benefits Koch Industries, and a campaign donor.
Continue reading The Rachel Maddow Show: Koch-backed AG helps hide chemical plant dangers | MSNBC
America’s Looming Rental Crisis – CityLab
For the past half-century or more, homeownership has formed the cornerstone of the American Dream. But ever since the economic crisis, America has been in the throes of a long-running Great Reset as it shifts gradually from homeownership toward renting. The number of “renter households” increased by more than half a million in 2013 according to a recent analysis on the state of the housing market from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
A recent post over at the economics blog Sober Look suggests that the shift is occurring faster than even I expected. This huge growth in the renting population means that, in the coming years, America’s housing crisis will have less to do with foreclosures and underwater homes and more to do with rental housing, as the supply of these units is falling far behind growing demand. Continue reading America’s Looming Rental Crisis – CityLab
Arthur Delaney: The White House Had A Plan To Help The Long-Term Jobless. How’s It Going?
“I’ve been asking CEOs to give more long-term unemployed workers a fair shot at that new job and new chance to support their families,” President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address. “This week, many will come to the White House to make that commitment real.”
More than 300 companies signed a pledge that they wouldn’t avoid hiring anyone just because of a long jobless spell. Studies have shown that long-term unemployment has become its own obstacle to getting hired. Continue reading Arthur Delaney: The White House Had A Plan To Help The Long-Term Jobless. How’s It Going?
Inside Moral Mondays | MSNBC – Inners
All In With Chris Hayes‘ report on the coalition that makes up North Carolina’s Moral Mondays movement.
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To read Mother Jones’ feature, “Meet The Preacher Behind Moral Mondays,” about Reverend William Barber, click here.
Lest we forget! Rand Paul and the Civil Rights Act on Rachel @Maddow Show | Blog#42
Molly Ball: #HobbyLobby Is Already Creating New Religious Demands on #Obama |The Atlantic
Faith leaders friendly to the administration are asking for an exemption from a forthcoming gay-rights order.
By MOLLY BALL
This week, in the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court ruled that a religious employer could not be required to provide employees with certain types of contraception. That decision is beginning to reverberate: A group of faith leaders is urging the Obama administration to include a religious exemption in a forthcoming LGBT anti-discrimination action. Continue reading Molly Ball: #HobbyLobby Is Already Creating New Religious Demands on #Obama |The Atlantic