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Steel City: Forgotten But Not Gone
In the lead up to the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, mainstream media are telling half a story. Everyone seems to agree that heavy industry is a thing of the past. The London Telegraph opens with the “long-gone steel industry” and Business Week with the “rust-stained U.S....
Protect Insurance Companies PSA
Finally, we see some of Hollywood's A-list actors get on board this incredibly important issue. It is time we stand up and defend insurance company profits! Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
Progressive Breakfast: Slight Step Leftward
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Baucus Makes Concessions Before Today's Cmte Session Baucus agrees to increase subsidies, unclear who it would help. NYT: "The changes could add $28 billion to...
Progressive Breakfast - 9/22/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Baucus Makes Concessions Before Today's Cmte Session Baucus agrees to increase subsidies, unclear who it would help. NYT: "The changes could add $28 billion to...
Obama Immigration Policy: Record Arrests
New data just came in from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University. In the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 the U.S. government reported 67,994 new immigration prosecutions, continuing and accelerating the surge from the Bush...
Who Are They Listening To?
Last week the New England Journal of Medicine published a poll that showed 63 percent of doctors support giving people the choice of a public health insurance option. This morning, groups representing 500,000 doctors took out an ad urging Congress to support...
Obama Health Care Push Turning Tide In Purple Virginia
Little noticed today -- why spoil a good "health care is in trouble" narrative? -- is the new Washington Post poll that shows the President's renewed push for reform is paying off in the "purple" state of Virginia. The poll was primarily about the governor's race, and...
Progressive Breakfast - 9/21/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Senate Finance Takes Up 564 Amendments Tuesday NYT frames Senate Finance health care debate as all about Sen. Snowe: "...one Republican, Senator Olympia J....
The G-20: Lessons from Pittsburgh
The G-20 Summit is in Pittsburgh later this week. Leaders from the 20 countries that collectively represent two-thirds of the world’s population, 80 percent of world trade and 90 percent of global gross national product, will meet to discuss the global economy and...
The Great Recession's Phony New 'Silver Lining'
Hard times, a rash of new media reports now assures us, are significantly narrowing the gap between the rich and everybody else. So why are so many super rich still smiling? Job worries have you down? Bills piling up? Nothing left in your retirement stash? You need a...
