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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.
The Price We Pay For Conservative Scorn Of Amtrak
An Amtrak train derails on its way through Philadelphia. A House appropriations subcommittee votes to cut federal funding for Amtrak by about 20 percent. Two dots conservatives don't want you to connect.
If I Was A Member Of Congress: Letter To President On Fast Track/TPP
What happened in the Senate shows why the corporations are fighting so hard to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership. A legislative body jumped in and interfered with corporate plans. The nerve of those people!
Progressive Breakfast
Fast Track Off Track Dems unite to filibuster fast track. W. Post: "[Sen. Ron] Wyden and more than a dozen other pro-trade Senate Democrats voted against a Republican proposal to begin consideration of [fast track.] The vote was 52-45, short of the 60 votes needed ......
