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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.
McCutcheon, the Majority and the Challenge of Our Time
This latest Supreme Court ruling is a decisive battle in a determined and wealthy minority’s war against the popular will. And the people will continue to lose – until the rules of engagement are changed.
Ryan vs. Progressive Caucus: Competing Visions on the Federal Budget
It’s clear that some lawmakers’ visions are out of step with the priorities of the American public on key issues such as job creation, education, and tax loopholes.
The Progressive Caucus Stacks Its Budget Against The Ryan Budget
Where the Ryan budget cuts, the Better Off Budget invests. Where the Ryan budget attacks the poor, the Better Off Budget lifts up the poor. Where the Ryan budget kills jobs, the Better Off Budget creates jobs.
Let's Not Forget Who Drove The Needlessly Alarmist Obamacare Coverage
I am confident our federal government has learned its lessons from Obamacare's early problems. But the media, which employed so much alarmist coverage, I am not so sure.
11 Ways The Ryan Budget Goes Against What Public Wants
The Ryan/Republican budget cuts $5.1 trillion from spending on things that make our lives better, while reducing taxes on the wealthy and corporations. How does this compare to polls of what the public wants?
In The GOP's "ConservaCare" Alternatives, The Bugs Are Actually Features
As Obamacare achieved seven million signups, and record public support, Republicans were stuck with “ConsevraCare” alternatives, where the all features are bugs. No wonder they've entered the “truther" phase of their opposition.
