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Obama's 2014 Climate Push Proves Policy Is Above Politics
If President Obama wants to duck climate politics before the midterms, he has a funny way of showing it. The EPA is planning to formally propose it's biggest set of climate rules covering existing power plants "within weeks."
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Geithner Defends His Tenure Geithner defends bailouts in wide-ranging NYT interview: "Elizabeth Warren [wrote] that Geithner 'believed the government’s most important job was to provide a soft landing for the tender fannies of the banks.' ... As for the argument that...
Turning the Tables on 'Tax and Spend' To Curb Excessive CEO Pay
Could the classic conservative put-down of progressive policy become a strategic template for attacking CEO pay excess? Legislators in California and Rhode Island may soon find out.
Bill de Blasio Knows: Affordable Housing is a Civil Right
Instead of questioning the ambition of the New York City mayor's affordable-housing plan, we should be asking how we can justify calling ourselves an egalitarian society without many such programs.
Keith Ellison Warns Democrats: Focus On People, Not Fund-Raising
"Trying to go dollar for dollar with these Republicans is a losing strategy," says the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "Get out in the street and talk to the people."
The Extreme Position N.C. Senate Candidate Is Now Trying To Dodge
"Establishment" Republican Tom Tillis believes that the minimum wage is a "dangerous idea" and should be abolished. But as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in a state that supports the minimum wage, he's dodging the issue.
Save Lives. Demand the Expansion of Medicaid
Twenty-four states still refuse to expand Medicaid to low-wage workers under Obamacare – even though the federal government picks up the entire cost. On nurses week, join us in calling on these states to save lives.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP Poised To Sacrifice Keystone So It Can Filibuster Energy-Efficiency Reid rejects GOP amendments to energy-efficiency bill. The Hill: "Reid refused to allow Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to call up five GOP amendments, saying Republicans couldn’t...
Shouldn't Giant Corporations Pay Taxes They Owe?
Multinational companies owe us up to $700 billion in taxes. They say they’ll pay some of that tax money if we let them off from paying it all. For some reason just telling them to pay their taxes isn't on the table.
Growing Number of Tax Breaks Signal Major Need for Tax Reform
From the perspective of the federal government, tax breaks are no different from any other kind of federal spending. And in 2013, the federal government spent an astounding $1.18 trillion on tax breaks.
