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How Progressives Should Interpret And Respond To Election 2010
In this video Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, offers his analysis of why Democrats lost the House during the 2010 elections and how progressives can regain their momentum. He explains why "I don't think there is any evidence at all...
A Progressive Prescription for the Post-Election Hangover
As you’ve no doubt noticed, election day was brutal for Congressional Democrats--especially in the House, where it appears we’ll lose roughly 60 seats and the majority. Now that most of us have uncurled ourselves from fetal position, there are a few things to note as...
Progressive Breakfast - 11/4/2010
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Getting What They Paid For What did...
Progressive Breakfast Corporate Donors Cash In
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Getting What They Paid For What did...
A Presidents Choice Resist Wall Streets Shock Doctrine Or Keep Listening to The Usual Suspects
Last night's real winner wasn't a party or an ideology. The real winner was Wall Street. Once again the wealthy and powerful have applied the Shock Doctrine to US politics, using a financial crisis to increase their power. The Democratic Party tried to accommodate the...
The Hangover
God I hate morning afters. But they are inevitable (if you're lucky) As far as I can tell in reading the various postmortems there are two overriding lessons. The first is that it's the economy (stupid). At nearly 10% unemployment, a foreclosure scandal of epic...
Compromise Or Obstruction Mr Boehner
In the wake of what he described as a shellacking, President Obama repeatedly detailed his willingness to sit down with Republicans, share ideas, find areas of agreement, compromise. But the press didn't mention the elephant in the room -- so to speak. There is little...
After the Election Disaster
Now what? We need to build a grassroots progressive movement -- wide, deep and strong enough to fight the right and challenge the corporate center of the Democratic Party. The stakes are too high and crises too extreme to accept “moderate” accommodation to unending...
Obamas Top Priority Must Be Jobs Not Republican Appeasement
Economic policy has faced grave challenges over the past two years, hamstrung by obstructionist Republicans in the U.S. Senate and Wall Street-friendly advisers in the Obama administration. With the Republican Party now in control of the House, it seems certain that...
Campaign Cash Citizens United Becomes Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Corporate Criminals
The votes are in, and while some close races are still being tallied, there is a clear winner from the 2010 elections: Secret corporate cash. Such unaccounted for political donations may end up allowing those accused of wrongdoing to go free. As Joshua Holland details...
