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Corporations Should Pay For Their Own Mistakes.
West Virginia residents are coping with a massive chemical spill, and FEMA is helping state and local agencies ensure that residents have access to safe drinking water. That means tax payers are already covering the cost of the spill.
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Warren May Oppose Fed Nominee Sen. Warren questions Fed nomination. The Hill: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is 'not sure' about President Obama’s pick to fill the No. 2 spot at the Federal Reserve. The outspoken liberal and bank critic expressed concerns about the...
No, Congress, You Shouldn't "Pay For" Extending Unemployment Insurance
Don’t boast, as Sen. Harry Reid did last week, that the unemployment extension is “entirely paid for.” Sure, Democrats will eventually need to make a deal, but why aren't they making their case first?
Manufacturing Jobs Down In Bleak December Jobs Report
In all of 2013, manufacturers added 77,000 new workers. It won't be much better in 2014 unless Congress and the Obama administration get their collective acts together.
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Weak Jobs Report Rattles Nation Only 74K net new jobs, as labor force shrinks, reports NYT: "Economists said that weather exaggerated the weakness in the report. But they also cautioned that other indicators, like average hourly earnings and the labor participation...
Jobs Report: Unexpected Weakness Underscores Need For Action
The December jobs report may be an anomaly. But the trend is not. We need federal action on jobs. Those who believe the recovery has sufficient momentum on its own are betting on hope and a wish.
Progressive Breakfast
Partisan Divide Widens In Jobless Aid Debate New Dem bill to extend jobless aid for 10 months set for Monday vote, but lacks any GOP support. W. Post: "After Reid spoke, [GOP Sen. Rob] Portman criticized the plan for not including his proposal to save money by barring...
New Fast-Track Bill Means Higher Trade Deficits and Lost Jobs
The 2012 trade deficit was $540 billion. Imagine how many people would have been hired and how our economy would grow if OUR country's factories and businesses had that $540 billion of orders in 2012. That's what this is about.
Chris Christie is the Real Face of the Republican Party
Christie and his staff reflect a view of other people as nothing more than rubes to be manipulated and exploited, whether they’re trying to escape the trap of long-term unemployment or Fort Lee during the morning rush hour.
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"Misfortune?" Really? I think of misfortune as getting cancer or losing your job. Getting caught for illegally using your power to punish innocent people is something else entirely.
