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Sanders Speaks: Bernie Wants to Break Up the Big Banks
anders' website announced on Saturday that the Vermont independent “will introduce legislation to break up Wall Street megabanks ... " He deserves praise for having done so.
What Does Wall Street's Budget Bill Victory Say About Our Democracy?
No one in the House or Senate would admit to putting it in the bill. No one would say they supported the provision. Yet Wall Street still got their way. What does that say about who runs our government?
America’s 10 Greediest: The 2014 Edition
This year’s all-stars of avarice range in age from thirty-somethings to just shy of octogenarian status. They’re all doing their greedy best to keep our world a staggeringly unequal place.
Progressive Breakfast
What Will Warren Do Next? Democrats debate how Sen. Warren can maximize her influence. The Hill: "Associates and observers of Warren believe she will spend her new political capital on the issues that brought her to Washington in the first place — defending consumers...
We Lost the 'CRomnibus' Fight, But at Least Someone's Fighting
"A few more such victories and we are undone," the Greek general Pyrrhus supposedly said. But we're looking at the opposite situation: A few more losses like this, and we might be getting somewhere.
Wingnut Week In Review: Through The Looking Glass
If this week is a preview of what we’re in for with the next Congress, get ready to step through the looking glass and into a world where executive actions are impeachable offenses, and Duck Dynasty is Broadway bound.
Wingnut Week In Review: A Tortured Response To The Torture Report
Only the worst kind of wingnut could conclude that America is “awesome” in spite of — or because of — “forced anal feeding and re-hydration” of detainees. But that’s what we heard this week.
Call Senators: Stop The Citibank Budget - No More Rigged Backroom Deals
People are fed up with backroom deals that rig the system against us. There is time to fight this giveaway to Wall Street. Call your senators today and tell them take the Citibank bailout out or block the budget.
How America Broke The Oil Addiction ... Without a High Gas Tax
A fascinating graphic presentation from Bloomberg shows how America has nearly achieved energy independence and broken our addiction to oil. It's not because oil got too expensive.
Progressive Breakfast
House Democrats Almost Thwart Derivatives Deregulation House votes to keep government open, deregulate derivatives, despite Pelosi's opposition. The Hill: "By a vote of 219-206, the House sent the bill to the Senate ... The vote split Democratic leaders, with House...
