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No Filibuster On Jobless Aid Jobless aid expected to clear Senate Monday. W. Post: "The Senate voted Thursday to move forward with a bill that would restart federal unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless, allowing for retroactive payments to go to more than 2...
The March Jobs Report: Nothing Moving
The March jobs report is more of the same. Slow growth, not nearly enough to make a dent in mass unemployment. Congress continues to dig potholes that slow growth. Americans are paying a harsh price for folly.
Is Charles Koch "Un-American"? Let Thomas Jefferson Decide
What one of the Koch brothers calls "character assassination" in a Wall Street Journal editorial, others would describe as a simple recounting of the facts. So let's turn the question over to an unimpeachable authority.
Why We Need A 10.4 Million Jobs Plan
Creating jobs is our most immediate priority. We could create 4.6 million right away by passing the Progressive Caucus "Better Off Budget" and another 5.8 million by confronting currency manipulation.
House Democrats Attack "Fantasy Land" Ryan Budget
“This budget chooses to protect tax breaks and special interests at the expense of education, kids, the social safety net, and seniors,” said ranking Budget Committee member Chris Van Hollen.
Paul Ryan Can't Line His Numbers Up, And Conservatives Should Worry
Even in a conservative fantasy world, where you can cut, cut, cut to your heart's content, the budget still doesn't balance unless you cheat. You can look at that mathematical reality the Palin way, or the sane way.
Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit Went Up Again In February
It doesn't matter how much we might increase exports if we don't do something about imports, too, because if imports are higher than exports, that is a net loss of jobs and wealth.
Keith Ellison Explains Plan To Make Millennials "Better Off"
In this video, Rep. Keith Ellison explains how the Progressive Caucus' Better Off Budget will address the economic problems of high school and college graduates. “We can’t let young people believe that nobody cares.”
Progressive Breakfast
"One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions of All Time" "One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions of All Time" says Represent.us' Mansur Gidfar at HuffPost: "Under the old aggregate limit, it used to be that the most a donor could show up with was $123,000. Now, one...
A 'Fair Shot' Agenda For Education
Democrats left K-12 education out of its "Fair Shot" agenda. But if they want a fair shot at economic success for all workers, Democrats need to press for a fair shot at education for all students.
