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Progressive Breakfast - 11/17/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Obama Mentions Currency, Hu Doesn't Obama presses China on currency manipulation. Bloomberg: "'I was pleased to note the Chinese commitment, made in past...
The Washington Times Was Against Protectionism Before It Was For It
President Obama is visiting Asia, and is blasted over and over about America's supposedly "protectionist" policies. "China on Monday accused the United States of increasing protectionism..."Think about it, the country with the massive trade surplus accuses the country...
Business Council Honors Mining CEO for Clipping Workers, Whacking Towns
A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute. The award is for exceptional accomplishments in corporate social responsibility....
Against Wall Street, Prosecutors Are Striking Out
Unfortunately, lawmakers aren't doing too well either — and the big bank bonus grab has once again shifted into overdrive. The bankers at Goldman Sachs, Goldman's CEO pronounced last week, are doing “God’s work.” God, these days, must truly be...
An American in Paris, and Beijing, and London...
During a series of trips through Europe and Asia that I completed last week, I was reminded that the Americans with Disabilities Act really is the Americans with Disabilities Act, and why our nation should be so proud of that milestone. So many of the offices,...
Progressive Breakfast - 11/16/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Currency, Trade, Climate Focus of China Trip Time previews this week's US-China prez talks: "...the subject of 'rebalancing' will likely get top billing ......
Conservative's Race to Oblivion, Pt. 2 of 3
Michelle Bachman's "Superbowl of Freedom" (or "Bachmannalia") was not the first protest with such attention grabbing signage, but merely the latest. September saw Glenn Beck's 9/12 marchers descend upon Washington. Again, they brought their message-bearing signs and...
Back To Our Old Ways On Trade?
This just in from Reuters: U.S. trade deficit widened in September. The U.S. trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2 percent, the most in more than 10 years, as oil prices rose for the seventh straight month and imports from China bounded...
Progressive Breakfast - 11/13/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Announced Summit Renews Focus On Job Creation LA Times reports on planned WH jobs summit and Senate jobs bills: "...Obama said he would gather chief executives,...
What We Want From A White House Jobs Summit
President Obama's team made it clear months ago that he will brook no talk of a "second stimulus" at a time when the first stimulus is under significant criticism—from the right, to be sure, but also from the left. Nonetheless, Thursday's announcement of a White House...
