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Keystone Vote Drama Sen. Mary Landrieu short one vote before Keystone vote tonight. The Hill: "Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said Monday that they would vote against moving forward with the legislation, making it unclear whether supporters...
Dean Baker on Jobs, Postal Banking, and the Gruber Controversy
We interviewed economist Dean Baker on the latest set of jobs numbers. We also discussed the postal banking concept, and had some closing thoughts about the recent controversy over remarks made by economist Jonathan Gruber.
Yes, Mitch McConnell Is Killing Coal
Neither the natural gas boom that is crowding out coal, nor the worldwide push for lower emissions is going away. The world is moving and Kentucky is standing still, because McConnell is keeping Kentucky stagnant.
The People Confront The Fed – And Have An Impact
By Friday afternoon, we had met with Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen and – amazingly – seen that the Federal Reserve is already changing its policies in response to our campaign.
Some ‘Old’ News for a Newly Elected Congress
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has just released its latest appraisal of America’s income breakdown. Whatever yardstick you use, the CBO study makes plain, the rich are winning. Big.
The Republican Paid-For Agenda
The Republican Party has become entirely a play-for-pay operation. If you want to get something done in Congress in the next two years, you'd better be ready to pay up.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Doesn't Know How To Respond On Immigration Republicans struggle with shutdown possibility in wake of expected immigration action. The Hill: "A high-ranking Senate GOP leader on Sunday left the door open to a government shutdown if President Obama moves forward...
Zephyr Teachout Argues For More Progressive Primary Challenges
There is a demand in the electorate for candidates who are advancing populist themes, said the woman who challenged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from the left earlier this year.
How Republicans Co-Opted Populism
In the debate between populist progressives and self-described "centrists" over why Democrats lost the midterms and how they should recalibrate, it's worth recalling that Republicans won in part by co-opting populism.
D.C. Strikers Demand "More Than The Minimum" For Federal Workers
Five members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus joined government contract workers, who shared their struggles to make ends meet, to call for a higher minimum wage and allow the workers to unionize.
