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The Presidents Corporate Tax Message Say What
The Obama administration released a “framework” for corporate tax reform yesterday, proposing to lower corporate tax rates, and pay for that by closing various corporate tax loopholes.
More DeMarco Outrage You Wont BELIEVE Who Hes Considering for Fannie CEO
The other day we appeared on Sam Seder's program, The Majority Report, to discuss the radical-right ideology of Edward DeMarco, a Bush appointee who became Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and continues in that role because Congress won't confirm President Obama's nominee.
Oil Slicks Who Benefits From Gambling on Gas Prices
Anybody who doesn't believe that energy speculators can change election results might want to ask Gray Davis, the former Governor of California who was removed in a recall drive partly prompted by voter frustration over California's ongoing energy crisis. Only afterwards did we learn that the crisis was caused by speculators who backed his opponents' deregulatory agenda - and benefited from it.
Gulling the Rubes
Charlie Pierce has the definitive take-down of Ross Douthat and his budding bromance with Rick Santorum. Here's a taste:
Working People Not Sharing Economy's Gains - How Do We Fix This?
Robert Reich says the economy's problem is that regular working people are not sharing in the gains that the economy makes. He says the idea that bringing back manufacturing will fix this is an illusion. I agree and disagree.
By Request With The Help Of The Biggest LoserMore On Budget Process Changes
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.
I promise you this is a true story even if it sounds way too convenient.
Lessons From The National Teach-In No Substitute For An Energized Citizenry
Thousands of people who tuned into Tuesday night's "National Teach-In to Take Back the American Dream" got a remarkable one-hour tutorial on how the economy collapsed, and with it the economic security of millions of working Americans.
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.
Progressive Breakfast - 2/22/2012
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.
2012 The Year of the Billionaire
Thanks in large part to the phenomenon of Barack Obama's president
