by Bill Scher | Nov 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Fed Paints Gloomy Jobs Picture Krugman says Fed analysis supports "piling on, not looking for the exit.": "...the Fed expects unemployment to come down only...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 24, 2009 | Blog
Ten years ago the World Trade Organization (WTO) met in Seattle at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999. To this day, when talking about trade and protests, many just use a shorthand and say things along the lines of "since Seattle." Seattle made it clear that there...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 24, 2009 | Blog
The banking industry renewed its extortion threat against Congress today: If you create an independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency that is not beholden to the banking industry, we'll make American consumers pay. That's precisely the threat contained in a...
by Bill Scher | Nov 24, 2009 | Blog
On a conference call today with economists who blog and folks who blog on the economy, Speaker Pelosi sought to bridge the gap between progressive proponents of public investment to create jobs, and right-leaning Democrats touting austerity for immediate deficit...
by Bill Scher | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Obama Will Announce Emission Target To Boost Chances Of Climate Agreement Obama to announce carbon emissions target in advance of Copenhagen. NYT: "The United...
