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Clear Message From July Jobs Report: Let's Repair Our Infrastructure
A great way to bring tons of manufacturing and other jobs to the economy would be to just fix our infrastructure. We have to do this anyway, and it gets more expensive every day that we wait to get started.
Wingnut Week in Review: Nutso?
House Speaker John Boehner called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's idea for passing immigration reform "Nutso." Maybe Boehner hasn't taken a good look at his own party. Then again, who can blame him?
Progressive Breakfast
House GOP Incapable Of Solving Child Migrant Crisis "Chaos" in House after leadership pulls border bill. W. Post: "The congressional chaos ensured that President Obama’s administration will not have the resources necessary to stem the recent tide of tens of thousands...
Continued Jobs Growth. But Highway Bill Shows Austerity Still Hurts.
In the debate over the highway bill, Americans were given a demonstration of the way conservative ideology and politics have held back economic recovery and (many would argue) sabotaged growth and job creation.
Dean Baker Assesses Janet Yellen And The Federal Reserve [Video]
The progressive economist says Janet Yellen is adopting a more activist, interventionist stance as Fed chair, something he and other progressive economists had been advocating for some time.
Obama's 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order'
The President's 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order' cracks down on federal contractors who break hiring, health and safety, and wage laws. This will make a difference to a lot of people.
"Underpaid And Overloaded": Struggles Of Low-Wage Women Exposed
The National Women’s Law Center hosted a congressional briefing on the release of a new report about the reality for working women in America today, and what they need for fairness and equality in today's economy.
The Truth About The New Orleans School Reform Model
Having an honest discussion about education policy usually means questioning what policy leaders and their scribes in the press are foisting off as "information." Take New Orleans as an example.
Progressive Breakfast
Bank of America Fined Bank of America Ordered to Pay Nearly $1.3 Billion in Mortgage Case. New York Times: "A federal judge has ordered Bank of America to pay nearly $1.3 billion in penalties for its role in defrauding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into buying thousands...
The NLRB's McDonald's Ruling Is A Big Win For Low-Wage Workers
This is actually a big deal because it means that McDonalds' low-wage employees can start going after the larger company for things like wage theft and ultimately could organize themselves into a union.
