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Playing The Refs With Skill And Cash

Wall Street may be metaphorically beating mean old President Obama with a stick for calling them (sniff) fat cats, but they are offering him plenty of carrots to soothe the pain: Despite frosty relations with the titans of Wall Street, President Obama has still...

The 99 Seek a Just Economy Not Just an Economy

Republicans jammed together a mess of old, failed and vague schemes and called it a jobs bill. Sen. John McCain conceded the reason for the rehash: “Part of it is in response to the president saying we don’t have a proposal.” They still don’t. This despite the fact...

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: Beware Elites...

Progressive Breakfast - 10/24/2011

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: Beware Elites...

The Landmark Tax Reform that Fizzled

Sam Pizzigati edits Too Much, the online weekly on excess and inequality published by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies, where the following originally appeared. Can a small army of policy wonks, working in a bipartisan political environment...

Sophisticated Strategery

Smart: Occupy Wall Street held back from rejecting participation in the current American political system Wednesday night when the General Assembly -- the group's main decision-making body -- tabled an official resolution to refuse support for both the Democratic and...

Progressive Breakfast - 10/21/2011

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: Five Outrages Over...

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: Five Outrages Over...

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