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Happy Halloween from the GOP
Republicans want frightened America to summon the GOP to save the day, like it’s the political version of Ghostbusters. Most Americans, though, see right through the GOP, like it’s a gooey glob of ectoplasm.
Progressive Breakfast
Progressives Gather Tonight For Celebrating America's Future 2014 Awards Gala Bill de Blasio, Lee Saunders and Saru Jayaraman to be honored tonight, with Sally Kohn as MC: click here for details on purchasing tickets. AFSCME President and Award Gala honoree Saunders...
Celebrating America's Future: Light in Dark Times
The news alarms. The elections will deepen obstruction. It is easy to lose heart. But there is a populist movement stirring that has only begun to build, but is likely to transform our country.
Democrats - There's Still Time
Democrats who campaign with a populist message will do better than Democrats who support the “centrist” — big corporate, Wall Street — positions, according to a newly released campaign memo.
Progressive Breakfast
Warren Dings Obama Sen. Warren praises, criticizes Obama's Wall Street record in Salon interview: "When I think about the president, for me, it’s about both halves. If Barack Obama had not been president of the United States we would not have a Consumer Financial...
Populism: A Light Against Republican Darkness
As autumn descends on the nation’s capital, people are saying there’s a darkness on the edge of town. It’s born of the fear, pessimism and uncertainty which have become the Republican political brand. But there is an answer.
The Five Worst Things Republicans Have Promised To Do To Americans
The GOP is rolling out a list of “principles,” and pretending to have a “positive agenda,” because Republicans can’t tell Americans what they really want to do.
Pelosi Is Right: We Shouldn't Have To Wait For A Minimum Wage Increase
It's probably unrealistic to expect that Congress would drop its campaigning and come back to Washington to vote on a minimum wage increase. But unrealistic is not the same as unreasonable.
Wingnut Week In Review: Forever Hold Their Peace
The Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court boosted the number of gay marriage states to somewhere between 30 and 35. Needless to say, the floodgates of wingnuttery opened wide.
Progressive Breakfast
White House vs. Washington Post on Deficits WH aide John Podesta takes on deficit hysteric Fred Hiatt in W. Post oped: "The problem with Hiatt’s fixation on what’s going to happen to the budget in 2039 isn’t that high debt-to-GDP ratios don’t have consequences — it’s...
