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Syria Delays Vote To Keep Government Open House postpones vote to keep government open to weigh Syria request. The Hill: "A vote was originally slated for Thursday. But after the White House made a late request to Congress to include authorization to arm Syrian rebels...
5 Reasons The SEC's Executive-Pay Rules Matter – And 5 Ways to Use Them
Two little-known rules on executive pay are currently being reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. While they have received almost no press coverage, they may have far-reaching consequences.
The Start Of Something Big?
The political world is abuzz with the news that Zephyr Teachout made a much more serious run at Andrew Cuomo than anyone anticipated. For a campaign with no money in the most expensive market in the nation, it's quite an achievement.
"Put A Ring On It" Is Not An Anti-Poverty Program
Conservatives say marriage is the “ultimate anti-poverty program,” and claim that most of our economic woes would vanish if more people got hitched. A new study suggests "putting a ring on it" barely makes a dent in poverty.
Schumer Bill Attacks Inversions, Earnings Stripping
New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer has introduced a bill aimed at fighting the corporate tax-dodging practices of "inversion" and "earnings stripping" which involve use on non-US affiliate companies.
Debunking the Heritage Foundation’s New Minimum Wage Myths One by One
The Heritage Foundation points its finger in the wrong direction: the responsibility for providing minimum wage fast-food workers with a livable wage falls on the corporations.
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Progressives Rattle NY Gov. Cuomo Progressive challenger to NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo scores more than third of the primary vote. NYT: "Though she ran her campaign on a shoestring and with scarcely any organizational support, Ms. Teachout was on pace to record the...
Democrats Can Win on Social Security – by Fighting to Increase It
A new poll confirms that voters don’t just want their Social Security benefits protected; they want them expanded. A firm stand as defenders and expanders of Social Security is a winner for Democrats.
The Inflation Fighters Want to Increase the Debt Burden on Our Children
Are you worried about the government running deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars and a debt in the TRILLIONS? If so, then you should be really angry at people calling for the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.
Why Is SEC Sitting On Corporate Transparency Rules?
Are We the People the boss of the corporations, or are the corporations the boss of We the People? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs to be reminded which way that question is supposed to be answered.
