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WH To Act On Manufacturing Obama to use executive action to boost manufacturing. McClatchy: "...he will announce: More than 90 mayors and local leaders have committed to the ‘Mayors Maker Challenge’ to increase the number of locations and equipment available ......
'Customer Protection' For Wall Street? GOP Still Doesn't Get It
You would think that seeing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor fall off his perch would cause his fellow House Republicans to approach their handling of Wall Street interests with a new level of sobriety. Not this week.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew And The Elite View Of The Economy
The U.S. Treasury secretary gave a major speech on the economy. The discussion that followed reveals much about the disconnect between financial/political elites and the rest of us.
Supporters Vow To Keep Up The Student Loan Refinancing Fight
While 300,000 petition signatures were not enough to prevent a Senate filibuster of the student loan refinancing bill, they are inspiring supporters to continue the fight.
8 Reasons Some CEOs Make 331 Times As Much As Their Employees
Massive income inequality is not new. Yet there are still conservative myths floating around about why it is and what we can do. Here are a few of the real reasons ordinary Americans languish economically.
Unions 2.0? Trumka on Austerity, Elizabeth Warren, and Progressives
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka characterizes his vision of a progressive and populist-oriented labor coalition, not as a modern innovation, but as a return to labor’s roots.
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Wealthy Hiding Nearly $8 Trillion $7.6 trillion of global wealth hidden in tax havens. NYT: "[Economist Gabriel] Zucman estimates — conservatively, in his view — that $7.6 trillion — 8 percent of the world’s personal financial wealth — is stashed in tax havens. If all...
Private Wealth, Public Squalor: America's Dilemma
America is plagued by too much public squalor and too much private wealth. Partisan obstruction blocks even modest reform. Americans will continue to struggle until they force a new politics.
Wingnut Week In Review: So Long, Eric Cantor
As House Minority Leader Eric Cantor exits stage right, it seems appropriate to recall some of his most memorable wingnut moments, and consider what we may be in for as David Bratt waits in the wings.
Recipe for Ripoffs
The United States has inked free-trade deals with 20 countries over the past three decades. It’s now clear that this zeal benefits corporations while hurting the rest of us.
