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Progressive Breakfast - 5/3/2012

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.

MORNING MESSAGE: Krugman: Ending The Depression Is Simple

Paul Krugman Ending The Depression Is Simple—Except For The Politics

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has a simple answer for what's wrong with the economy. Never mind the arguments about structural economic problems that have disadvantaged the middle class and have put America at a global competitive disadvantage. "There is not enough demand in this economy," Krugman said at a talk at the Economic Policy Institute Wednesday.

When Liberals Attack Social Security Drum v Lieberman

"Hmm," writes a blogger. "Liberals need to get off their fainting couches." It's in an argument for cutting Social Security benefits - and it comes from a liberal.

Benefit cuts would hurt millions of disabled and elderly people, harm our economy, and wound our social character.

Progressive Breakfast

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.

MORNING MESSAGE: The 99% Spring Takes On Verizon

Progressive Breakfast - 5/2/2012

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.

MORNING MESSAGE: The 99% Spring Takes On Verizon

Mayday Mayday Mayday

Mayday. Mayday. Mayday. This is the United States of America. Our pilot and crew are under the influence of unseen forces. Our position is unknown and our time is growing short. We have 311 million souls on board. We are in urgent need of assistance.

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