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Why Progressives Must Stay United
It’s impossible to overcome widening economic inequality in America without also dealing with the legacy of racial inequality. And it is impossible to overcome racial inequality without also reversing widening economic inequality.
Progressive Breakfast
Senate Transportation Bill Hits Speed Bump Sen. Mitch McConnell announces bipartisan transportation bill with a patchwork of new revenue streams. NYT: "... the measure would spend more than $300 billion on infrastructure over six years ... Tax law compliance changes...
SEC Still Drags Its Feet 5 Years Later on Dodd-Frank Pay Ratio Rule
The SEC’s pay-ratio disclosure rules have been held up by commissioners who believe CEO pay has nothing to do with the financial crisis. This could not be farther from the truth.
It's Still Tough To Curb CEO Pay After Five Years Of Dodd-Frank
The say-on-pay provision in the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill is not having the impact its advocates had hoped for. Five years later, executive pay packages are the highest they have ever been.
What You Need To Know About John Kasich
Ohio governor John Kasich, the 16th candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, is neither the moderate Republican nor the “compassionate conservative” he pretends to be, but he still won’t get the nomination.
Who Said This About Conservative Warmongers? Obama, or Reagan?
Who said this? "I think that some of the people who are objecting the most and just refusing even to accede to the idea of ever getting any understanding ... down in their deepest thoughts, have accepted that war is inevitable."
Cheaters Never Win ... Unless the SEC Lets Them
Dodd-Frank was an attempt to make sure executives could not profit from cooking the books, but unless the SEC cracks down on accounting fraud, executives still have every incentive to fire up their burners.
Progressive Breakfast
McConnell May Unveil Transportation Bill Today Senate Majority expresses confidence in bipartisan deal. The Hill: "...the Kentucky Republican is keeping the details close to his chest ... An initial list of offsets circulated among lawmakers and lobbyists included a...
Bank Reform Five Years Later: Still Incomplete
Today is the fifth anniversary of the passage of Dodd-Frank, the complicated legislation designed to reform Wall Street after it blew up the economy. With finance still bloated, much more needs to be done.
How the Billionaires Bought Justice For Scott Walker
Scott Walker is the perfect example of how billionaires can purchase justice to protect their pet politicians. That’s why the Wisconsin Supreme Court dropped its probe into whether Walker criminally violated campaign finance law.
