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Republicans Move Towards Unity On Budget Senate Budget Committee advances budget in party-line vote. The Hill. "Before final approval, the panel accepted an amendment from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) that increases the Pentagon’s war...
Social Security Reversal in Md. Senate Race: Six Lessons For Democrats
The Maryland Senate race has just begun, of course. But so far, it seems to point to the pitfalls of corporate “centrism” – and the promise of economic populism.
TPP Tradenado - Talking Trade On The Zero Hour
The title of the segment was “TPP Tradenado” and the topic was trade, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), fast-track trade authority and a new AstroTurf campaign supposedly from "progressives."
The Education Spring Goes To College
People with grievances about higher education policy differ in some important ways. But the unifying theme is the same – that We the People should be in control of our education destinies.
So IS Media Reporting The People's Budget?
The Progressive Caucus held a news conference Wednesday releasing their "People’s Budget: A Raise for America." It would, among other things, create 8.4 million good-paying jobs by 2018. Did the media cover this?
Republicans Opt For Fiscal Suicide
Republicans will fully own this radical vision to "reduce [government] to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub." You might have thought Grover Norquist was joking, but these Republicans aren't.
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Senate GOP Follows House Into Austerity Abyss Senate budget cuts nearly as deep as House. The Hill: "Senate Republicans released a budget Wednesday that would balance in 10 years and cut spending by $5.1 trillion ... [The House budget] balances in nine years and cuts...
A "Moral Document": GOP Again Targets Social Security, Medicare
What are we to make of this year's Republican budgets? They harm seniors, use the disabled as pawns, punish the needy, pamper the wealthy, and employ deceit – all to promote a selfish agenda for the wealthy and powerful.
Trumka Takes Opposition to a TPP Fast-Track to the Peterson Institute
The AFL-CIO president's speech before the Peterson Institute of International Economics detailed his concerns regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership and fast-track trade promotion authority legislation.
The People's Budget Seeks Citizen Co-Sponsors And Democratic Support
The Campaign for America's Future has joined a campaign to sign up citizen co-sponsors of the Progressive Caucus People's Budget. The goal is to get a Democratic majority to support it during next week's floor vote.
