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What to Do About Disloyal Corporations
If Pfizer or any other American corporation wants to leave America to avoid U.S. taxes, that’s their business. But they should no longer get any of the benefits of American citizenship – because they’ve stopped paying for them.
Important Report Says TPP "Skews Benefits To Economic Elites"
The Labor Advisory Committee created by Congress to assess the Trans-Pacific Partnership says the proposed treaty is "skewing benefits to economic elites while leaving workers to bear the brunt of the TPP’s downside."
Progressive Breakfast
No Funding Deal In Sight Four days until shutdown deadline. Politico: "While senior Republicans are confident they will reach an agreement on the yearlong funding measure at some point, it appears increasingly likely that no deal will be in place by the Friday Dec. 11...
Does Clinton Really Oppose TPP? There Is A Test For That
Will Hillary Clinton actively and boldly lobby against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, convincing members of Congress who voted for fast track authority to vote against the trade deal itself?
Wingnut Week In Review: A Tale of Two Shootings
Mass shootings in Colorado and California this week, brought out the worst in wingnuts this week, and reminded us that our biggest terrorist threats still come from right here at home.
The Enormous, Humongous October Trade Deficit Report
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the October goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $43.9 billion. This is for a single month.
Jobs Recovery? In Manufacturing, It's More Like Recession
Friday’s November jobs report shows that the manufacturing sector lost 1,000 jobs, which prompted an alliance of manufacturers to declare that "our goods-producing economy is struggling under the yoke of global weakness."
We Must Keep Fighting For More and Better Infrastructure Investment
President Obama's signature on a $305 billion surface transportation bill should not take this issue – and the broader infrastructure needs we have beyond transportation – off the 2016 election agenda.
Progressive Breakfast
Jobs Up. Rates Next. Steady job growth continues in November jobs report. NYT: "The American economy created 211,000 jobs in November ... The unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent ... wages rose by 0.2 percent, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly...
The Economy: The New Normal Isn't
The November jobs report showed continued growth, virtually insuring that the Federal Reserve will begin hiking interest rates, hailing the economic recovery. But the new normal isn't normal or acceptable for America's workers.
