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Can Fast Track Be Slowed To A Halt? Initial cloture vote on fast track wins after currency manipulation bill passes. W. Post: "...13 Democrats joined 52 Republicans in a procedural vote to move forward with fast-track legislation ... 'I don’t think there are enough...
The Infrastructure Spending-'Good Jobs' Connection Is Under Attack
There is an intensifying fight over whether the jobs that our infrastructure spending creates should be "good jobs" with living wages and benefits or low-road jobs with declining wages.
National Day of Action to Save the Postal Service
The security of workers in the U.S. Postal Service is being threatened, and that is why the American Postal Workers Union asked for support for protests in 85 cities across 42 states.
The Senate Fast Track Deal – What's Next
It is still possible to kill Fast Track in the House if we can get enough Democrats to hold steady against it. Stay at it, let friends and family know about these trade bills, and keep the pressure on your own member of Congress.
It Takes More Than 'Leaning In' To Lift Wages for All Women
An Economic Policy Institute forum shows that the gender wage gap exists not because there aren't enough women “leaning in,” but because of a system that does things like deny benefits to part-time workers.
No, Boehner, Amtrak Funding-Derailment Link Is Not A Stupid Question
House Speaker John Boehner's protestation misses the larger point about the historic failure to invest properly in our passenger rail system, which affects Amtrak's ability to deploy safety systems quickly.
Clown Car Follies: GOP Candidates Stumble Into The 2016 Race
The GOP’s “clown car” primary season has begun, and already the downside of having such a long primary campaign is starting to show. The candidates have plenty of time to contradict and embarrass themselves. And are they ever.
Progressive Breakfast
Filibuster Busted Senate Dems drop fast track filibuster, but fight not over. NYT: "A series of trade-related votes will begin Thursday and stretch well into next week ... While the pathway to passage became clearer Wednesday, it is still treacherous. Most Senate...
Opportunity or Inequality? That's No Choice At All.
We don't live in a world where policy makers must choose between reducing wealth inequality or helping working-class Americans get ahead. In fact, it's impossible to address one without the other.
Sorry, David Brooks. This Is No "Center-Right Moment."
David Brooks argued that the re-election of British Prime Minister David Cameron proves that "The world has not turned left" and instead we are experiencing a "Center-Right Moment." This is demonstrably wrong.
