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How One Item In President Obama's 2016 Budget Hurts Older Americans
Raising Medicare deductibles buys into the philosophy that it’s OK to tax older Americans (make them pay more) and keep them from getting care if they are unable to afford the Medicare deductible or the copays.
Progressive Breakfast
Both Parties Struggle With Populism 529 reform backlash ominous sign for populist Dems, argues NYT's Thomas Edsall: "If such a simple and straightforward proposal as the shift of government dollars from affluent families to far less advantaged families scraping to pay...
Needed: A Bold Left to Challenge Government Downsizing
We've accepted the downsizing of government without a struggle, and that needs to change. That means reclaiming the voice and spirit of an independent left, without fear or apology.
Anti-Science, Anti-Social Conservatism Makes Us Sick
America is in the middle of a measles outbreak, and conservatives are rushing to embrace the anti-vaccine movement. That anti-science, anti-social position is in line with conservatism’s rejection of responsibility to the greater community.
Populist Movement's "Ground Zero": The Effort To Reclaim Chicago
In the broader struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, Chicago is ground zero. A movement called "Reclaim Chicago" is leading a independent political effort to upend the corporate rule of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Austerity for the Other Guy
Workers were the victims of austerity’s slashed public services, wages and jobs. Those demanding austerity – the 1 percent - and those imposing it - conservative politicians - escaped its bitter effects with shields of cash.
Four Bogus Attacks On The Obama Budget, Debunked
Are congressional Republicans ready to have an honest debate between to competing budgetary visions for America? Nope. Just bogus attacks that try to kick up enough sand so we can't have an honest debate.
Progressive Breakfast
Budget Battle Is On Obama's budget seeks to divide Republicans. Bloomberg: "Obama proposes busting defense spending caps with $38 billion in new money, matched with a similar amount in new domestic funding. That could pit Republican defense hawks like Senator John...
The Kerfuffle Over Global Wealth Statistics
Can we trust Oxfam’s latest dramatic numbers on global inequality? Two of the world’s top policy wonks don't think we should. But their pushback is getting pushback aplenty.
Budget Wars: Europe Has the Germans; We Have the GOP
This year's budget battle is important because it gives progressives an opportunity to explain why austerity economics is a failure -- and to offer something better in its place.
