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Off-Shorers Should Shut Up
Corporations that offshore jobs to make a few extra bucks follow a "Greed First" policy. Their CEOs should shut up and listen to the American job creators on the Jobs Initiative.
Progressive Breakfast
Does Puzder Have The Votes? "Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder in jeopardy" reports CNN: "Four Republican senators have told GOP leadership they are withholding support for President Donald Trump's choice for labor secretary ... Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa...
#ResistTrumpTuesdays: Protect Our Protections on Valentine's Day
The #ResistTrumpTuesdays movement is urging lawmakers to "Make a Date" to hold town hall meetings with their constituents during an upcoming congressional recess that will run February 18-26.
The Real Reason Republicans Want to Pull the Plug on Obamacare
Repealing Obamacare will put an average of $33,000 of tax cuts in the hands of the richest 1 percent this year alone, and a whopping $197,000 of tax cuts into the hands of the top 0.1 percent. This is lunacy. We must stand up to it.
The Push to Get Disney CEO Bob Iger Off Trump's Economic Council
People's Action is collecting signatures on a petition, to be delivered to Disney's headquarters on Tuesday, designed to persuade Iger to follow the lead of Uber's CEO and leave the economic advisory council.
Progressive Breakfast
Mnuchin Up, Puzder Next Mnuchin expected to be confirmed today. Reuters: "...no Republicans have declared opposition, setting the stage for a party-line 52-48 vote. The vote is set for around 7 p.m. EST." Expect more Wall Streeters in the Treasury. Politico: "Senior...
Steve Mnuchin Is No Joe Kennedy and He's Unfit for His New Gig
How can Americans resist Wall Street’s influence with Trump in the White House, Mnuchin at Treasury and Republicans holding both houses of Congress? Some principles already seem clear.
A Trump Appointee Standing Up for ‘Bullied’ CEOs
Fortune 500 CEOs make twice as much in a month as U.S. workers make in a decade. But any move to require corporations to document that disparity, a new Trump appointee likes to argue, would be shameful.
What Do We Know about Neil Gorsuch?
Ian Milhiser, the Think Progress justice editor, explored Trump's Supreme Court nominee in an interview that explored his background, ideology and judicial philosophy.
Progressive Breakfast
Travel Ban Banned Travel ban restraining order remains in place after 3-0 9th Circuit ruling. NYT: "The three-judge panel, suggesting that the ban did not advance national security, said the administration had shown 'no evidence' that anyone from the seven nations —...
