by Bill Scher | Nov 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. No Rest For The Weary As Health Care Moves To The Senate LA Times on Reid's timing: 'Reid is hoping to bring the issue before the Senate in a week or so, but...
by Alex Lawson | Nov 6, 2009 | Blog
On Thursday the 9/12ers were whipped up into an undifferentiated rage against most everything that is not Michele Bachmann or Fox News. The protest was brought to DC on an AstroTurf wave of Billionaire Koch dollars. The Billionaires for Wealthcare thought it would be...
by Eric Lotke | Nov 6, 2009 | Blog
Today’s unemployment data contain gloomy news. Gloomy, but expected. The interpretation of the data is even worse. First, the data. Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent last month, breaking the double digit barrier. Most people expected it to happen, though the job loss...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 6, 2009 | Blog, Economy
News of the potential use of U.S. stimulus funds for a wind power project in Texas that will produce 2,000 Chinese manufacturing jobs—but a scant number of American jobs—has generated justifiable outrage, including a letter from Sen. Charles Schumer,...
by Bill Scher | Nov 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. BREAKING NEWS: Unemployment Breaks 10%, Though Pace of Job Loss Continues To Slow. Labor Dept. release: "The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in...
