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The Tea Party Just Turned Five — and It’s Not Going Away
Some date the advent of the tea party to 2007, when Ron Paul held a “tax day tea party” fundraiser to fill his campaign coffers. But the broader movement began five years ago last week — shortly after Barack Obama was sworn into office
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Budget Sets Up 2014 Debate President's budget draws clear contrasts with Republicans. NYT: " The document, his sixth budget, seeks to energize Democratic voters with populist proposals like a more generous tax credit for the working poor, paid for with higher...
Obama's 2015 Budget: Waging Populist Fights in Strategic Retreat
President Obama's 2015 Budget picks good fights with the right enemies. It exposes those who oppose it for who they are. But his longer term projections are a slow retreat from where we need to go.
We Need An Economy For All
We need an economy that works for everyone, not just the top 1 percent. Income inequality is finally getting some long-overdue attention from our lawmakers, but we need less talk and more action to make our economy work for the 99 percent.
No, Romney and Palin Were Not Right About Russia
Romney's complaint was that Obama wasn't supporting long-range missile defense systems over Russian objections. But Bush did support them, and the same thing happened.
Nationwide Fight for $15 Strikes Today In 190 Cities
Fast-food workers, home care workers, convenience store cashiers, discount store clerks, airport cleaners and ramp workers and others are demonstrating to demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union.
An Oscar Shutout For Financial Fraud
Here's a final question before Sunday night's relatively unmemorable Academy Awards gala fades from memory. Why were the only two films to deal with financial scams also the two surprise shut-outs of the night?
Rights Only for the Right People
According to the GOP, some Americans are sub-citizens who don’t deserve rights equal to those enjoyed by, well, the right-wing. Republicans think they’re right, and anyone who disagrees doesn’t deserve rights.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Budget Seeks To Bolster Middle Class Obama releases 2015 budget proposal today. AP: "...expected to include proposals to upgrade aging highways and railroads, finance more pre-kindergarten programs and enhance job training. The White House said it would also...
Paul Ryan Misses Top Reason We Haven't 'Won' The War On Poverty
The economic actions and trends that have hollowed out the middle class and led to massive wealth concentration at the top 1 percent are not even mentioned in Ryan's "War on Poverty" report.
