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CBO Report: Obamacare Will Make Us More Free
A dominant conservative narrative is that government saps our freedom. But good government can increase our personal choices and make us more free – freer to pursue our own individual paths.
Enormous, Humongous December Trade Deficit
Think about this: If companies making and doing things here inside the U.S. had received orders for another $471.5 billion in goods and services, how do you think our economy would be doing?
Progressive Breakfast
Vote Expected Today on Unemployment Insurance Democrats close to 60 votes for jobless aid before expected vote today. Las Vegas Sun: "After five weeks of suspended benefits, jobless workers will get another chance at having their checks restored today when the Senate...
No More Excuses GOP. Vote To Extend Unemployment Insurance.
There are truly no more excuses: Either Republicans vote for long-term unemployment aid today, or they expose their callous disregard for the long-term unemployed.
A Bill To Return Power To The People
You know names like Koch and Adelson. The Government by the People Act would work to reduce the power of special interests and big money in our elections. And you can be a citizen co-sponsor.
The Latest Lie: "Obamacare Kills 2 Million Jobs"
How many times have Republicans been caught trying to trick the public into supporting driving down wages and otherwise pushing the country's income and wealth from We the People to a Few Wealthy People?
Populism: The Democrats’ Great Divide
Democrats are remarkably unified behind the jobs and inequality agenda the president ticked off in his State of the Union address. But beneath this surface calm, there is a growing divide within the Democratic Party.
Trade Yes, But a Different Track
We're in the middle of a David vs. Goliath battle. Corporate lobbyists are waging a campaign to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal rushed through Congress with little debate. But a broad coalition has come together to take on Goliath.
Hartmann, Borosage and Eskow: What's Next After Henry Waxman?
Watch this segment of "The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann" in which Robert Borosage and Richard Eskow discuss progressive politics in the wake of the retirement of long-time California Rep. Henry Waxman.
Progressive Breakfast
Jobless Aid Vote Expected Tomorrow Another unemployment insurance vote set for tomorrow in the Senate. The Hill: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has set up a cloture vote for Thursday on a new measure that would provide a three-month reauthorization of the...
