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"Why Are We Losing These Factories?" Nat. Manufacturing Strategy Hearing in Congress
The ManufactureThis blog is liveblogging the hearing on the National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 before t
Tax Cuts & Mitch McConnell's "Puzzling Evidence"
There are times when you wonder a politician actually believes what he's saying, is just seeing how much he can get away with saying, doesn't know how reality-challenged he sounds, or doesn't care. In Mitch McConnell's case, his statement that "there's no...
U.S. Chamber's Right-Wing Corporate Talking Points Summit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "jobs summit" today is less a "jobs summit" and more an effort to further sabotage the Obama administration's efforts to reform the economy and make the economy work for working people. It is also a whine-fest, chock full of right-wing,...
Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money And Getting Away With It
Too-big-to-fail is a much bigger problem than you thought. We've all read damning accounts of the government saving banks from their risky subprime bets, but it turns out that the Wall Street privilege problem is far more deeply ingrained in the U.S. legal system than...
Make Them Work - Citizens As "The Help"
"Everyone knows Americans are lazy, shiftless, always looking for a way to shirk their responsibilities. People don't want to work so we have to make them work. And good dose of humiliation is good for the soul. If you let them have any dignity they might get uppity."...
Progressive Breakfast: Address Unemployment Pain, Or Make It Worse
h3>As Progressives Pledge To Address Pain of Unemployment, The Right Keeps Arguing To Make It Worse Democratic Senators returning to D.C. renewed their push Tuesday for unemployment benefits (but still no vote this week), McClatchy reports. "The unemployment insurance...
Progressive Breakfast - 7/14/2010
h3>As Progressives Pledge To Address Pain of Unemployment, The Right Keeps Arguing To Make It Worse Democratic Senators returning to D.C. renewed their push Tuesday for unemployment benefits (but still no vote this week), McClatchy reports. "The unemployment insurance...
'Dr. Doom' Makes A Left Turn, Calls For More Stimulus
Less than two months ago, economist Nouriel Roubini, the "Dr. Doom" who foresaw the 2008 economic implosion, told our own Zach Carter in an interview for Alternet that the United States needed to focus on lowering its federal deficit, and "drugging the...
Today Is National Currency Call-In Day
From the Citizens Trade Campaign Earlier this year, 130 members of Congress sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urging him to designate China as a currency manipulator. This week, the Treasury Department once again refused. Today, July 13th, call your...
Millions of Jobless, Billions for Bankers: The Fed Must Act Now
In a nation wracked with unemployment and recession, Wall Street firms are still paying billions of dollars in bonuses - and they're hiring, too. The Federal Reserve recently affirmed its right to regulate executive pay, but has yet to take action on it. It should....
