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North Carolina’s New Populist Majority Rallies in the Streets of Raleigh
I was honored to be part of a historic and joyful event on Saturday as an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 North Carolinians streamed into their capital city from all over their state to participate in an historic Moral March on Raleigh.
National Media Blackout Of Saturday's Huge Moral March In Raleigh
An estimated 80,000 people showed up to march on the capitol in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday. But you wouldn't know it if you live outside the area. The country's big, corporate media didn't inform their audiences.
Wingnut Week In Review: We, Too, Sing America
In the words of Langston Hughes, “We, too, sing America.” We sing it in the varied tones of our many cultures. We sing it in with accents both regional and international, in every language we know — even if it drives right-wingers crazy.
The Unaffordable WeDon’tCare Act
The GOP is moving ahead with new plans to replace the Affordable Care Act. Their belated solution to the nation's health insurance challenges just makes working families pay more.
A Bit Of Sort-Of Good News On Manufacturing Jobs
There were 21,000 new manufacturing jobs in this report. At that rate President Obama won't make it to his goal of 1 million new manufacturing jobs in his second term.
Reagan Remembered: The Failed Legacy of Our First Corporate Politician
Reagan’s economic legacy is one of failure, but in another way it could be argued that he was genuinely transformative: as the first celebrity politician for the modern corporate state.
Conservative Budget Austerity Continues To Cripple The Economy
Republican senators who just Thursday cravenly blocked a vote to extend long-term unemployment benefits must come back to the table and pass legislation that will help the unemployed and stimulate the economy.
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Filibuster Jobless As Job Market Stalls Jobs report again below expectations. BLS: "Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 113,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.6 percent ... the civilian labor force rose by 499,000 in...
Jobs Report: More Right-Wing Obstruction, More Pain For The Jobless
Today's unemployment report, coming on the heels of the Senate's filibuster of emergency jobless benefits, is the bitter fruit of a broader campaign of obstructing measures we need to put people back to work.
Republicans To Unemployed: Drop Dead
Republicans today ended all doubt: They do not want to help the long-term unemployed. Given a bill that would help for a mere three extra months without adding to the deficit, Republicans filibustered it.
