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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.
The GOP Won’t Pass Immigration Reform – and It Could Prove Disastrous
Dog whistle politics have served Republicans well. But with shifting demographics, they may become an albatross around the party’s neck. No issue reflects that dynamic as clearly as immigration reform.
Organizations Join In Call For Public Consultations In Trade Deals
More than 40 organizations today called on the U.S. Trade Representative to let the public have a say in what rights foreign-based business interests have in our legal system.
The Very Serious Paul Ryan Kicks The 47 Percent For Fun & Profit
It's election time, when the Republicans decide it's time to troll for votes among their lovely base by kicking the poor. Thus, Rep. Paul Ryan's back with a budget that re-brands the GOP's "War On the Poor" as "Poverty Reform."
A Tax Turnabout in the Ranks of the Right
A prominent conservative in Congress has released a tax reform package that actually will not leave the rich significantly richer. Should progressives be grateful for small blessings — or suspicious? Or both?
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Wages Wage Battle... Obama to stump for $10.10 minimum Wednesday. The Hill: "President Obama will appear with four Democratic governors from New England on Wednesday in Connecticut ... Three of the governors, Dannel Malloy (Conn.), Peter Shumlin (Vt.) and...
Next GOP Job-Killing Budget Is A Chance To Offer A Real Jobs Agenda
House Speaker John Boehner has announced that Republicans plan to offer another budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chair, for fiscal 2015. Progressives should relish what's to come.
