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We Will Not Be Moved
In 2009, I was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. It’s been tough, but I’m a three-year survivor. I was also born with cerebral palsy and use a wheelchair for mobility.
The Case of Obamas Missing Task Force
90 days.
That’s how long the American people and 11 million underwater homeowners have waited for President Barack Obama and his federal mortgage task force to get to work.
The president announced on Jan. 24, during his State of the Union address, the formation of a federal mortgage fraud task force to “hold accountable those who broke the law.”
The Public Eventually Catches Up
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." This quote shows how far the Rep
Progressive Breakfast - 4/23/2012
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 Tax Evaders Of The 1%
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 Tax Evaders Of The 1%
A Special False Equivalence Award To Tom Friedman
In Sunday's NY Times Tom Friedman fights hard to keep his ranking at the top of blogger honor lists.
So Much Tax Evasion So Little Accountability
Over two years ago, the IRS announced an ambitious new effort to subject the super rich to unprecedentedly intensive audits. How's that effort working out? Most lawmakers would rather you not ask.
European Austerity – Whats Actually Happening
Are we "going the way of Greece?" Should we cut spending to head off a "debt crisis" here?
Ezra Klein Barking up the Wrong Tree
The Washington Post's Ezra Klein takes issue with my argument -- detailed in The Zombie Rises: The Return of Simpson Bowles -- that the American elite consensus on austerity will take us down the same path that Europe is heading towards recession. But he misses the point. Ezra argues that people living in parts of […]
Demand The White House Answer Us Will You Save Underwater Homeowners
If enough of us demand it, we can get the White House to answer a simple question: Will you or will you not stand with underwater homeowners and push for principal reductions—even if it means pushing aside the agency chief who is opposing that remedy?
