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More Proof Corporate Tax Cuts Have Done More Harm Than Good
Two reports highlight the damage done by hewing to a central conservative tenet, that “cutting corporate taxes will stimulate job creation and grow the economy.”
Leo Hindery on Minimum Wage: "I'd Be Embarrassed" To Be McDonald's CEO
Business leaders who call themselves Smart Capitalists were on Capitol Hill to lobby for legislation that would increase the minimum wage. For one of them, Leo Hindery, this is about ethics as well as economics.
NAFTA At 20: "A Vehicle To Increase Profits At The Expense Of Democracy"
Working people and democratic governance on all sides of NAFTA's boders are now worse off. Congress should recognize this before approving any more "NAFTA-style" trade agreements.
How Politicians Partner with Wall Street to Rip Off American Retirees
Wall Street loves to celebrate its knack for innovation, and it's hard to disagree. The ingenuity financiers have mustered to scam Americans out of their retirements is truly a wonder to behold.
Progressive Breakfast
Jobless Aid Vote Expected Friday Unemployment insurance Senate vote may be Friday. Roll Call: "[Sen. Harry Reid] set the gears in motion to take up the unemployment measure, setting up a vote sequence that could start automatically on Friday ... Given the number of...
How Education 'Reform' Perpetuates Racial Disparity
The media noticed new data showing that a child’s education destiny is strongly determined by race. But few people bothered to ask how and why overt racial disparity came about – and what to do to change it.
Bill Clinton and Steny Hoyer: The "Wall Street Democrats" Fight Back
Recent speeches by former President Bill Clinton and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer showed that Wall Street continues to hold considerable sway in their party, despite the fact that its austerity agenda has failed.
What Everyone Is Missing About The Obamacare Deadline
Under the law, for 2014, we don't have a complete individual mandate. This year's penalty for being uninsured is relatively light. Not so next year, and even less so the year after that.
The Minimum Wage Fight Is A Fight For Women
Millions of women are the backbone of the services sector yet struggle to provide the basics for their families. Here's how they would benefit from a $10.10 minimum wage.
Are Seniors Going Republican? Here's What's Really Going On
"Democrats cut Medicare" was endlessly repeated to seniors in corporate/billionaire-funded TV ads in many congressional districts. This might just have something to do with the shift found in a new Gallup poll.
