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America's Ridiculously Rich: The 2014 Edition
The just-released new Forbes 400 numbers don't just stagger the imagination. They stagger common sense. The average Forbes 400 deep-pocket now holds a net worth 70,000 times the wealth of the median household.
"Trade" Agreements Or "Corporate Rights" Agreements?
The public is finally "getting it" about these one-way trade agreements. They were sold to us as "job creators," but the record is the reverse. They have cost jobs and increased the trade deficit.
Wingnut Week In Review: Intruder Alert
Given their longstanding loathing for him, it was touching to see so many right-wingers express concern for President Obama’s safety this week.
Corporations Abandon ALEC's Agenda; Some States Are Still Stuck With It
Corporations that continue to support the American Legislative Exchange Council risk damage to their brands. States that enact ALEC’s economic agenda risk damage to their economies.
Enormous, Humongous August Trade Deficit Drained "Only" $40.1 Billion
Another $40 billion leaked out of our economy in August, taking jobs, factories and good living standards with it. This means U.S. employers can further threaten employees with moving their job to China.
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE EXTRA - September Jobs Report: The Old Economy Strikes Back OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage breaks down the September jobs report: Today’s September jobs report provides a sober corrective to President Obama’s forceful speech on the economy yesterday....
September Jobs Report: The Old Economy Strikes Back
Is there a new foundation for growth in America, as President Obama claims? The September jobs report shows the recovery continues, but most Americans still don't feel it. In fact, the old economy has returned.
MFG! It's Manufacturing Day!
MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing is – and what it isn’t.
Progressive Champion Bill de Blasio Models Populist Change
New York City faces extraordinary challenges, but this year's winner of the Campaign for America's Future Progressive Champion award has already amassed a striking list of accomplishments.
Koch-Backed Group Charged with Suppressing Cat Vote in North Carolina
Suppressing votes by sending out confusing and intimidating mailers is an old-school GOP tactic in North Carolina. . Yet never before in the state’s history has anyone ever been recorded trying to suppress the cat vote.
