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Hey Let's Have A JOBS Convention!

Last week Republicans branded themselves as the party of cuts. This week the Democrats have an opportunity to be the party of jobs and growth again. Last week Republicans again and again called for for austerity: government budget cuts that kill jobs and growth. Look...

Renew Urgency On Wall Street Probe

The Obama administration’s investigation of major international banks for manipulation of the “London interbank offered rate,” or Libor, has been in the headlines lately, and that’s good news. The banks’ actions have cost savers and investors dearly; shaken anew...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: Obama's Challenge: Answer the Question of What Comes Next OurFuture.Org's Robert Borosage: "As Democrats gather in Charlotte, one fundamental challenge remains in President Obama’s re-election campaign. He must use the convention to provide a...

Labor Day: Team America, Including Workers, Built That

The GOP, the party of exclusion – no gays seeking marriage allowed, also no Hispanics, no black people, no poor people who are on or ever were on welfare, and no women who are on or ever were on birth control ­– yeah, that private party spent last week taking sole...

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