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Republican Senate Leader Makes Case For More Stimulus
At TPM, in Republicans Struggle To Square Spending Cuts With Job Losses, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained why we need more stimulus: "If government spending would stimulate the economy, we'd be in the middle of a boom," he said. Now, look at this chart...
The Ministry of Truth New Fronts In the War On Social Security
The phrase "Moment of Truth" first appeared in English in Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon. It was originally a Spanish expression for for the final sword-thrust in a bull-fight, the one that finishes off the bull after the matador is done taunting and...
Washington Forgets About Jobs Thursday Well Remember
Demanding bold solutions to today's jobs crisis. Read the series » Register for The Summit on Jobs & America's Future » Washington is afflicted with its own version of March Madness, and we're not talking college basketball. Call it a severe case of attention...
Tomorrow We Build The Jobs Movement [VIDEO]
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Yesterday, Campaign For America's Future Co-Director Roger Hickey appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to preview tomorrow's "Summit for Jobs & America's Future," and stress the importance of...
Progressive Breakfast - 3/9/2011
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: Washington Forgets...
Bad Ideas Running Aground
Over the last year, right-wing politicians introduced a slew of bills in Congress and multiple states that purported to address the problem of illegal immigration. The proposals ranged from replicating Arizona’s controversial SB 1070—which requires police to question...
Lets Get Real About Jobs
Demanding bold solutions to today's jobs crisis. Read the series » Register for The Summit on Jobs & America's Future » This Thursday, CAF will host The Summit on Jobs & America's Future. We'll talk about how to create the jobs America needs for a real...
If Gary Locke Goes to China
Our new man in China, Gary Locke, will have a big, bilateral economic mess to help clean up. The United States posted a record $273 billion trade deficit with China last year. China continues to slow-walk the Yuan’s appreciation against the dollar. And, China shows...
Progressive Breakfast - 3/8/2011
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: Social Security...
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: Social Security...
