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Money Can’t Buy Votes
Vulture capitalist Tom Perkins revealed his plan to crush the uppity 99 percent and make America what he would he would call a decent place for billionaires. He believes billionaires should get a vote for every dollar they pay in taxes.
Progressive Breakfast
Bipartisanship Afoot on Minimum Wage, Jobless Aid Obama to meet privately with Boehner today. Bloomberg: "President Barack Obama will host House Speaker John Boehner at the White House today for a closed-door meeting as lawmakers weigh the administration’s call to...
The Next Obama Budget, Part 2: Is the "Era of Austerity" Really Over?
President Obama's 2015 federal budget comes weeks he after declared inequality “the defining moral challenge of our time.” Early reports about the budget show no signs of such broad moral sweep or scope.
How TPP Would Harm You At the Drug Store and On The Internet
We know that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has an intellectual property section that will override government rules that limit the ability of giant corporations to trample the interests of smaller competitors and the public.
Dark Money Groups to Get Clarity From the IRS; Outrage Ensues
Social welfare organizations are allowed to influence elections to a degree, but can’t make electoral politics their “primary focus.” The problem is that standard hasn’t been well defined.
A Death Cult Run By Billionaires
Right wing ideologues are no long just preaching their beliefs and trying to persuade people to go along. They know they cannot allow facts and knowledge to be shared with the public or the results of their handiwork will be obvious to all.
Progressive Breakfast
Trade Talks Spin Wheels TPP negotiators report little progress during talks in Singapore. Kyodo News International: "Countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations remained apart over thorny issues, including tariff removal and...
The Next Obama Budget, Part I: Yes, The Left Killed the Chained CPI
Progressives campaigned aggressively to remove the chained CPI cut of Social Security benefits from this year’s federal budget because they view the document as rhetorical as well as practical.
How Sen. Mark Kirk Stabbed His Own Voters By Blocking Jobless Benefits
Ted Drost was a six-figure executive who voted for Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk. Now Drost is among the long-term unemployed, and he says Kirk "turned his back on me" by voting to block a renewal of jobless benefits.
Wingnut Week In Review: Another One Bites The Dust
It's been another rough week on the right. A high-profile GOP governor, and potential 2016 presidential contender could be brought low by a trove of scandalous emails. And it's not Chris Christie.
