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Conservative Hating On Cash For Clunkers
Government can work, and the “Cash for Clunkers” program proved it. So, naturally, conservatives have to hate on it. The “Cash for Clunkers” turned out to be one of the most successful government programs in some time. It was so successful that a program that was...
Death, Dishonesty & The GOP
In an effort to defeat universal health care, conservatives are engaging in a campaign of lies that will ultimately cause more families to suffer needlessly at a most painful time. As someone who worked for years with end-of-life care issues, and spent years working...
Wading Outside the CEO Pay Reform Mainstream
To be effective, the lead executive pay reformer in Congress is now understanding, executive pay reform needs to go well beyond empowering shareholders. Barney Frank, the colorful Massachusetts Democrat, may be the most caustic quipster in Congress. Ask the...
Progressive Breakfast: Battle Lines Drawn
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Health Care Battle Lines Drawn For Summer Brawl Major grassroots effort with pushback against insurance lobby. NYT: "…President Obama, Congressional...
Progressive Breakfast - 8/3/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Health Care Battle Lines Drawn For Summer Brawl Major grassroots effort with pushback against insurance lobby. NYT: "...President Obama, Congressional...
Progressive Breakfast: Progressive Wheaties Edition
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. House Progressives Stand Up To Blue Dogs Progressive Caucus fires shot at Blue Dog compromise. The Nation's John Nichols: "The compromises on health care...
Progressive Breakfast - 7/31/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. House Progressives Stand Up To Blue Dogs Progressive Caucus fires shot at Blue Dog compromise. The Nation's John Nichols: "The compromises on health care...
Free-Market Conservatives Are Just Wrong
There are things you can see in front of your face, and then there are things that conservative “free market” ideologues tell you. One example is when they talk about the minimum wage. (An increase in the national minimum wage goes into effect today.) Conservative...
Progressive Push-Back On Health Care Reform
The Progressive Caucus and its allies are holding a press conference this afternoon to emphasize their bottom line on health care: If it doesn't have a strong public option, it does not get their vote. In fact, Progressive Caucus Chairman Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.,...
Firing Back on the Birthers: Where's Their Evidence?
Amid the huge media pile-on that's gradually taking down the Birther fantasy, nobody's actually bothered to point out that almost every element of their argument is based on a near-total ignorance about how U.S. citizenship works. There's nothing like moving abroad...
