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The Washington Post: Always Fighting the Wrong War
The Washington Post has an uncanny knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, pushing the wrong policies and making the wrong moves. That's four wrongs in once sentence, and four wrongs don't make a right - unless you're talking about "right"-wing bias. But...
Another Jobs Disappointment With No Clear Path Forward
On top of last week's bad news on unemployment, with 85,000 more jobs lost in December, today's initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits report was 444,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 433,000 The "rule of thumb"...
Progressive Breakfast: Meet The "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee"
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee" Announcement Today NYT has details in advance of presidential statement: "The new tax on banks, insurance companies and...
Progressive Breakfast - 1/14/2010
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee" Announcement Today NYT has details in advance of presidential statement: "The new tax on banks, insurance companies and...
2010: The Futurist Weighs In (Part 1)
It's the New Year, and I'm celebrating by coming back to work after a three-month sabbatical from CAF. After four years of pretty consistent blogging, I needed some distance, some time to pursue a few errant passions, and the chance to recover my focus. As of this...
Special - Today Only! Call To Stop the Health Tax
The AFL-CIO has announced that it is coordinating a "National Call-In Blitz" today.. If you call this toll free number - 1-877-3-AFLCIO (1-877-323-5246) - you can "urge your representative to support working families by voting for health care reform that: Does NOT tax...
Progressive Breakfast - 1/13/2010
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Grills Banks Today OurFuture.org's Les Leopold profiles the witnesses: "Lloyd 'doing God’s work' Blankfein ... Jamie “Obama...
Jonathan Chait's Endless Love
The New Republic's Jonathan Chait has penned an ode to the excise tax on health benefits. He says his "faith in the Cadillac tax remains ardent," even after being led astray by a faulty graph. We hate to dim his ardor, but it's a love gone wrong. You...
The Importance of Progressive Primary Challenges
When Sen. Arlen Specter switched from the GOP to the Democratic Party early last year, citing the Republican Party's extreme shift to the far-right in recent years, many progressives found themselves in mixed emotions. First, there was a sense of happiness, as the...
New Health Care Poll Gives House Leverage To Demand National Health Care Exchange
Media pundits appear to be focused on President Obama's flagging approval numbers on health care. But last night's CBS poll on the health care debate is the
