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Are Dems Running 1996 Playbook To Raise The Minimum Wage?
Nearly every president since the minimum wage was established has signed into law a minimum wage increase, even when a conservative Congress loathed a Democratic president -- such as in 1949 and 1996.
Who Wins From 'Free' Trade? (Hint: It's Probably Not You)
Multinational corporations are demanding new trade deals that will open our markets to goods made by millions of low-wage workers. The next time the president starts whispering sweet nothings about trade, ask a few questions.
What Will Reversing Inequality Really Take?
In the fierce debate over our top-heavy distribution of income and wealth, egalitarians have vanquished both inequality's deniers and defenders. Now the debate is shifting to the most pivotal question of all.
Progressive Breakfast
1% Knows What's Happening To The 99% Corporations quite aware the middle class is eroding. NYT: "The post-recession reality is that the customer base for businesses that appeal to the middle class is shrinking as the top tier pulls even further away ... Within top...
The Populist Moment
Perhaps no myth is more prevalent or intractable than the one that says that the United States is a “moderate” nation. Polling data shows conclusively that this is wrong, but the mythology refuses to die.
Wingnut Week In Review, January 26 - 31, 2014
Nothing drives conservatives around the bend like a speech from Barack Obama. So, thanks to the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, there’s no shortage of wingnuttery this week.
The All-Too-Real Costs Of Free Trade To Average Americans
Free trade is not always a win-win proposition. It can be win-win under some circumstances, but it can also be a losing proposition under other circumstances. For the United States, the latter has too often been the case.
Keep The Heat On The Senate To Renew Jobless Benefits
Senators – particularly Republicans – need to be flooded with calls this afternoon and Monday from members of the public who say, "End the stalling. Vote to reinstate emergency jobless benefits now."
Progressive Breakfast
WH Spotlight On Long-Term Unemployment President hosts summit today to solve long-term unemployment crisis. W. Post: "More than 300 companies—including 20 of the nation’s 50 largest, such as Apple, Wal-Mart and General Motors—have agreed to reassess their hiring...
Barack Obama: Climate Realist
"Climate change is a fact," said President Obama at the State of the Union. While that was directly lobbed at climate deniers, it was also implicitly aimed at those environmentalists who have been critical of his support for natural gas.
