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GOP Ready To Keep Government Open House GOP coalesces around bill to keep government open, fund Syria rebels. Bloomberg: "The House majority leader said he anticipates bipartisan support for a measure granting President Barack Obama’s request to arm and equip Syrian...
The Middle Class and Working Poor's Lifelong Losing Game, in 10 Slides
These pictures create a paint-by-numbers picture of a lifelong losing game. The middle class and working poor are increasingly trapped in a downward slope that stretches from their golden youth to their sunset years.
Corporate Courts -- A Big Red Flag On "Trade" Agreements
Originally sold as protecting investors from "banana republic" dictators our "NAFTA-style" trade agreements now are protecting giant corporations from the efforts of citizens in democracies to make their lives better.
Obamacare and Family Values: Parents Get to Stay Home With Children
Obamacare is making it possible for parents to spend more time with their kids. Before trashing Obamacare became a fundamental principle for Republicans, most would have said that parents spending time with their kids is a good thing.
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Hillary, Bernie Pitch Iowa Progressives Hillary Clinton takes populist tack in Iowa "Harkin Steak Fry" speech. W. Post: "Hillary Clinton has been under pressure to address growing concerns in her party about income inequality, not only because of her ties to Wall...
Republicans for What?
So asks the Wall Street Journal editors, urging Republicans to offer a few "smallish" ideas on what they are for in the upcoming campaign. Problem is Americans would be appalled if they knew what Republicans want.
Economist Jeffrey Sachs Says NO to the TPP and the TAFTA Trade Treaties
The subject: the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement. The big draw: Economist Jeffrey Sachs, who laid out six reasons why they shouldn't be passed by Congress.
Wingnut Week In Review: Love TKO
In the biggest elevator video since Beyonce and Jay Z, the world saw Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knock his fiancé out cold. While the NFL dragged its feet on a response, right-wingers lost no time blaming the victim.
Politico's Whopper: Corporate Tax Evasion Issue A 'Flop' For Democrats
With polls showing most Americans just hate companies that renounce their U.S. citizenship to dodge paying their taxes, the DC/corporate-centric outlet Politico says Democrats are making a mistake by pushing this issue.
On 9/21, The World Will See How Much America Wants To Save The Climate
Organizers are expressing hope that the People's Climate March will be the largest climate march ever. If there ever was a time when the climate needed people to show up in the streets, it is now.
