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GOP Goes For Maximum Austerity Senate budget to be released today, will largely track House version. McClatchy: "...a GOP aide said the Senate proposal would resemble the House plan in three ways. Both generally would balance the budget at the end of a decade, the...
Dueling Visions: The CPC People's Budget vs. the Budget for the 1%
The Congressional Progressive Caucus released its People's Budget the day after House Republicans unveiled their proposal. The contrasts are stark and revealing. And at stake is the fight for America's future.
Immoral Choices in the House GOP Budget
Budgets, as Rev. Jim Wallis says, are moral documents. The House GOP’s budget proposal, however, makes immoral choices that will have devastating impacts on the most vulnerable Americans.
TPP Is Only Secret From You – But Trust Us, It's Good For You
Obviously the trade partners know what is in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The only people that this secrecy will prevent from knowing what is in the agreement are members of the U.S. public.
The GOP’s Big Squeeze
Wis. Gov. Scott Walker’s signing a right-to-work-for-less law, to lower private sector workers's wages, is part of a Republican pattern. They slash paychecks while cutting government services, squeezing the middle class and working poor.
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House GOP Goes First On Budget House GOP budget sticks with radical Ryan vision. NYT: "House Republicans on Tuesday will unveil a proposed budget for 2016 that partly privatizes Medicare, turns Medicaid into block grants to the states, repeals the Affordable Care Act...
The (Not) Governing Majority Fractures Over Spending
All of these factions want the government cut back. None of them care about investing in infrastructure, science, education, health care, safety-net programs, or other ways of helping the public.
Scott Walker Ends Freedom of Contract in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his backers could not give a damn about workers’ rights. His "right to work" bill is really about taking away workers ‘ freedom of contract in a way that will weaken their bargaining.
Gun Ownership Is Declining, So Why Is The Gun Lobby So Powerful?
Last week, the General Social Survey reported that gun ownership has declined to a record low. So why does it seem like the gun lobby is strengthening while their numbers are weakening?
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GOP Civil War Over Budget Tensions rise within GOP over budget. Politico: "House Republican leaders are alarmed that they’ll be unable to corral a majority to pass a budget in the coming weeks ... defense hawks are clashing with fiscal hard-liners over military...
