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Paul Ryans Latest Budget Bill Shows Hes Still A Coward

Originally published at Capital Gains and Games. After a week off for...well, it's not really clear why other than to campaign Congress took the first week in May off...the House and Senate are returning to Washington this week and immediately getting back to their...

Progressive Breakfast - 5/7/2012

MORNING MESSAGE: Sarkozy's Fate a Cautionary Tale OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "Will Sarkozy's downfall help Democrats learn what he never could? Democrats should consider Sarkozy's fate a cautionary tale - and a call to action. If they rally around the cause of...

Student Loan Relief Is An Investment Not A Cost

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have scheduled a vote on Friday to stop interest rates on college student loans from doubling beginning July 1. Up until now, Republicans on the Hill had been staunchly opposed to any bipartisan action to stop the...

Wealthy of the World Unite — and Party

From Manhattan to Monaco, the world's super rich are fashioning themselves into a new global tribe of footloose and stateless. The rest of us get to gawk — and foot the ultimate bill. Back in 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, a short story took the American...

We Have More Parasites Looters And Moochers Every Day

The unemployment rate is now officially higher than it was when President Obama took office. That's a slow recovery, but still good. Here is the bad news: Actually it's a complicated issue isn't entirely a reflection of this lesser depression but part of a longer...

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