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Is PBS Being Paid To Join The Plot Against Pensions?
David Sirota this week broke the story that conservative financier John Arnold, who is on a campaign to dismantle state public pension programs, has given $3.5 million to PBS to finance a series on "The Pension Peril."
Making Washington Work
Yes, Republicans are furiously obstructing all they can, and this Congress may be end up being one of the least productive in history. But don't throw in the towel on immigration or minimum wage.
Is The Obama Administration Backing Off On Fast Track?
Vice President Joe Biden has reportedly told House Democrats the administration is backing off pushing fast track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The new progressive populism is having an effect.
Wingnut Week In Review: Valentine's Day Edition
It’s Valentine’s Day, but there’s not a lot of love on the right, even for some of their own. There’s no love even for millions of schoolchildren, who will get valentines from their classmates today.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Seek To Pressure Boehner on Immigration Sen. Chuck Schumer suggests using a discharge petition to force House vote on immigration. NYT: "[Schumer] accused House Republicans of trying to 'sweep this issue under the rug,' and added, 'In the next few months you’re...
No Fast Track To TPP: Fix NAFTA First
We have to stop fast-track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Then we should take the momentum from that to demand Congress and President Obama instead fix NAFTA first.
10 Reasons To Call For More Than $10.10 as a Minimum Wage
There are strong arguments for raising the minimum wage even more than $10.10 an hour – perhaps considerably more – than is currently being discussed, and the independent left should be making them.
What Obama Should Order Next: Paycheck Fairness
One of the barriers to equal pay for women is the lack of available information about pay scales. Employers don’t publish the data, and in many companies employees can be fired for asking. Here's how President Obama can change that.
How Much More Proof Do We Need?
West Virginia is dealing with another coal-related toxic spill, and people are finding out the hard way about the real dangers of fossil fuels. This is the third coal-related spill in a single month. How much more evidence do we need ?
Excuse To Block Jobless Benefits Not Only Disgraceful, But Dumb
Sens. Dan Coats and Rob Portman joined a filibuster of emergency jobless benefits because they could not attach a provision that would force recipients for take any job that was offered, no matter how low-paying or demeaning.
