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Suffer The Children
On Monday, I wrote about the recession from the point of view of a parent concerned about what the state of the economy — and Washington's inaction in the midst of an economic crisis — implies for my children's future, and all our children's futures. Given what I've...
The Super Committee is Not a Super Hero
Maybe it’s because its formal name — the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction — seems so milquetoast and bureaucratic in comparison. But the far more commonly used super committee certainly gives the impression that the 12 House and Senate Members chosen for...
Women and Children Last
I realize that women are a discrete special interest group as they only represent half the population. But this seems like something even the people who count should be concerned with: The poverty rate among women climbed to 14.5 percent in 2010 from 13.9 percent in...
Progressive Breakfast - 9/14/2011
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: The Phony Solyndra...
Air-Conditioned Poverty A Right-Wing Diversion
The Census Bureau reports that the percentage of people living in poverty in the U.S. is at its highest level in almost two decades. But not to worry, says the conservative Heritage Foundation: Poor people are doing just fine: Few of the 46.2 million people identified...
Deaths Own Party
Just when I think I've heard and seen it all, along come the Republican presidential debates. Judging by a couple candidates' of biggest applause lines, the GOP base is quite enthusiastic about (someone else's) death, and apparently don't care who knows it. The most...
The Oddness of the President’s Upcoming Deficit-Reduction Plan
Robert Reich will be a featured speaker at Take Back the American Dream, convening in Washington from Oct. 3 to 5. On Monday the President will offer ways to pay for his $467 billion American Jobs Act mostly by increasing taxes on the wealthy. I’m all in favor, but...
Forgetting Reagan
Sally Kohn will be a featured speaker at Take Back the American Dream, convening in Washington from Oct. 3 to 5. The following was originally published at The American Prospect. It's beyond ironic that the pack of extremist ideologues running in the Republican primary...
Progressive Breakfast - 9/13/2011
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: Progressive Caucus...
Six Pillars For American Jobs And Rebuilding The American Dream
On the morning after President Obama sent his "American Jobs Act" legislation to Capitol Hill, the Progressive Caucus is responding with its "Rebuild The American Dream Framework," six pillars that progressive leaders in Congress are using to...
