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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.
Clarence Thomas, Jordan Davis, And America's "Sensitivity" About Race, Pt. 2
Even before Michael Dunn encountered Jordan Davis and his friends, he was primed to see young black men as dangerous “thugs” that should be eliminated, and to believe he had the absolute right to do so.
House of Cads: Netflix Show Plays Ransom Drama With Taxpayers
A show about rough Washington politics gets rough in real life, demanding that Maryland taxpayers fork over more subsidies or else it will move its filming operation to the state that will allow the biggest tax ripoff.
Meet the Billionaires Using Their Wealth to Make Your Life Miserable
Here are five-plus examples of billionaires who use their money to try to get us to think what they want us to think in order to enact a right-wing economic agenda.
Minimum Wage Advances Despite GOP Obstruction
The Gap announces it will raise its minimum wage. Even Walmart is reconsidering. The minimum wage is moving forward because people want it, despite continuing Republican obstruction.
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Obama Stands Down On Social Security Obama takes Chained CPI offer out of 2015 budget. NYT: "White House officials said on Thursday that since Republicans in Congress have shown no willingness to meet the president’s offer on social programs by closing loopholes for...
Victory! Chained CPI Out Of The Obama Budget
Great news! The AP just reported that the chained CPI will not be in President Obama’s budget. This is a victory for populists who want politicians to fight for the majority of real Americans facing tough economic realities.
