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Historic Climate Rule Proposed EPA climate rule will create jobs and lower energy bills, says WH. The Hill: "'This proposed rule will, when implemented, save Americans on their electricity bill and significantly reduce the amount of carbon emissions into our air,'...
The Risk For Republicans In Fighting The Cap On Carbon
With the EPA out strong with a creative rule designed to avoid negative economic impact, and with sharp prebuttals against attacks about lost jobs and higher bills, Republicans may want to take heed before overplaying their hand.
House Acts To Protect 'Buy America' Rules During Trade Negotiations
There have been reports that the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty would ban requirements that government agencies "Buy America" first. The House has voted to protect these provisions from being negotiated away.
Democrats Tell Trade Representative: Help Workers, Not Just Corporations
Since we signed a "free trade" agreement with Colombia, 73 trade unionists have been murdered there. So 153 Democrats are insisting on stronger labor protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
What Are They Afraid Of? The Populist Majority Remembering!
What are they afraid of? Why does the memory of FDR, the Greatest Generation, and the Four Freedoms rattle the right? Watch the video that Varney and Company of FOX Business News would not post.
Income Growth is Not Quite What Robert Samuelson Implies
Robert Samuelson is correct that income inequality in the US today is nothing like it was in the 1920s, because of the social welfare state. However his column is somewhat misleading on the income gains for middle- and low-income families.
The Real Piketty Scandal (Is Right-Wing Deception)
The Right wasted no time seizing the opportunity the Financial Times gave them to discredit Thomas Piketty's book on wealth inequality, but felt no responsibility to amend their words when new information came to light.
5 Companies Ripping Off America and the Simple Tax Change To Fix It
An unfair tax dodge lets corporations hoard their money abroad. This puts honest companies that make things here and pay their taxes at a competitive disadvantage.
High Stakes As The Senate Turns To The Student Debt Crisis
A major impediment holding back millennials from entering the middle class, and Democrats from turning them out to vote, is student loan debt. This is not just an issue affecting young adults, either.
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Climate Day EPA to announce historic carbon cap regs this morning. NYT: "Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will outline the regulations, issued under the Clean Air Act, at the agency’s Washington headquarters at 10:30 a.m. The...
