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America Really Does Need a Raise Negligible wage growth dragging down economy. NYT: "...after adjusting for inflation, real wages have increased by something like 0.5 percent [in past 12 months] ... David G. Blanchflower, an economics professor at Dartmouth College,...
"Who Makes the Game?" Donald Sterling Asked the Right Question, Anyway.
In the heyday of middle-class prosperity after World War II, it was understood that we all made "the game" together. Working people weren't the ones who broke that agreement.
Bundy's "Militia" Is Lawlessness of a Different Color
At what point do armed citizens consider themselves the law, based on little more than their numbers and their guns? The latest news from Bundy Ranch, raises this and many other questions,
Bill Clinton Says Big Flaw In His Welfare Reform Should Be Fixed
During a 90-minute lecture defending his economic record, Bill Clinton admitted that is welfare reform is not working well in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Will other mea culpas be forthcoming?
Benghazi WTF?
Benghazi appears to be about a Republican belief that Americans do not rally around their President when the country is attacked, but only around Republican presidents (or candidates apparently.)
Wingnut Week In Review: When All Else Fails, Go Back To Benghazi
Here’s a basic rule of thumb for wingnut rhetoric. If right-wingers have returned to flogging that dead horse called Benghazi, they’re fresh out of ideas again.
Republicans Obstruct Congress, So Cities And States Raise Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage not only helps lift people out of poverty, it lowers "safety net" costs like Food Stamps, boosts local businesses and increases income and sales tax revenue.
Elizabeth Warren On Her New Book, Piketty the Disappearing Middle Class
From her work on bankruptcy laws to her role as TARP watchdog and creator of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to her latest turn as U.S. senator, Elizabeth Warren has set herself firmly on the side of hard-working Americans.
High Stakes In The Senate Student Debt Fight
Inaction on Congress’ part in tackling college affordability and other issues young adults care about has led many to distance themselves from the political process altogether, with only 23 percent certain to vote this November.
Progressive Breakfast
Seattle Poised To Adopt $15 Min Wage Seattle mayor announces deal for $15 minimum wage. NYT: "...more than twice the federal minimum wage and one of the highest anywhere in the nation, through a series of complex and phased-in stages. Just as crucially, he said, the...
