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A Tea Party Celebrating Fake Populism

All you really need to know about the so-called Great American Tea Party, the series of protests a coalition of right-wing organizations and bloggers is fanning around the country, is that they draw their inspiration from Rick Santelli, the CNBC on-air personality who...

Progressive Breakfast: Budget Dropped, Game On

Budget Released Today, 9:30 AM ET USA Today provides the overview: Even with all the savings, the cost of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill will push the deficit for this year to $1.75 trillion, a level — as a percentage of the economy — not seen since World War...

Progressive Breakfast - 2/26/2009

Budget Released Today, 9:30 AM ET USA Today provides the overview: Even with all the savings, the cost of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill will push the deficit for this year to $1.75 trillion, a level — as a percentage of the economy — not seen since World War...

Progressive Breakfast: Progressive Is The New Center

Obama Address Articulates Vision for 2009 Key domestic policy statements from last night's presidential address: Credit: "we are creating a new lending fund that represents the largest effort ever to help provide auto loans, college loans, and small business loans to...

Obama: The Cap on Carbon Is Coming...

President Barack Obama yesterday made a very specific demand for averting a climate crisis and transitioning to a clean energy economy when he said, "I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the...

Progressive Breakfast - 2/25/2009

Obama Address Articulates Vision for 2009 Key domestic policy statements from last night's presidential address: Credit: "we are creating a new lending fund that represents the largest effort ever to help provide auto loans, college loans, and small business loans to...

How Much Will Bobby Jindal Hate The Unemployed Tonight?

When Gov. Bobby Jindal formally responds to the President tonight, and introduces himself to much of America, will he make central his bizarre crusade against increased unemployment benefits? He has already drawn attention to himself in recent days by refusing to take...

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