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Prisons. A stable and growing part of the economy.

Two things happened yesterday. First, I published this major post about the role prisons play in the U.S. economy. Later yesterday evening, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released new data about people in prison. Any surprise? The number continued to rise. Yes,...

Progressive Breakfast - 12/12/2008

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Senate conservatives bash unions, automakers, economy, America into ground The conservative Senate minority filibustered the auto rescue package last...

Hey Media! Giant Health Care News! In Front Of Yer Face!

Today, President-Elect Barack Obama formally nominated former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and Director of the new White House Office of Health Reform, with Dr. Jeanne Lambrew.as his deputy. In his announcement, Obama...

Progressive Breakfast: $900 Billion for Main Street

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. $900 Billion for Main Street More than 200 top economists and labor leaders rally behind Institute for America's Future's $900 billion, 2-year Main Street...

Progressive Breakfast: Which Hand Is The Violin In?

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Meet The New Bosses. Obama and Biden to announce new national security team at 10:30 AM ET, expected to feature Sen. Clinton at State, Robert Gates to...

Progressive Breakfast: The States Are Hungry

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Economic Recovery Plan: The Consensus Grows OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage, over at HuffPost: puts the focus on what should be in the upcoming economic...

Progressive Breakfast: Whither The Auto Rescue

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Whither The Auto Rescue While the House passed a $15B temporary auto rescue plan last night, media coverage today focused on potential difficulties...

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