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Keep The Pressure On The Senate To Save The Unemployed
The legislation can still get bogged down, lose momentum, then eventually get pushed aside as other pressing matters inevitably arise ... if the politicians think the public doesn't care.
20 Years of NAFTA Show Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Must be Stopped
Back in 1986, leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico sold the North American Free Trade Agreement to the public as an economic win-win for all parties involved. Twenty years later, we can test how those claims panned out in the real world.
Marco Rubio's Impoverished Ideas For The War On Poverty
The Florida Republican's speech on poverty is essentially the same warmed-over combination of trickle-down economics, state's-rights conservatism and subsidizing corporate profits in the guise of helping workers.
Progressive Breakfast
Jobless Aid Stalls No deal imminent for offset to cover cost of extended unemployment insurance. Politico: "Democrats are moving away from finding a way to cover the cost of an emergency three-month extension of unemployment benefits, hoping instead to strike a deal...
Unemployment, Corporations and a "Responsible Federal Budget"
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has chided the Senate for moving toward extending emergency unemployment insurance without offsetting the cost. That's a good time to consider: What, exactly, is a "responsible" budget?
American Majority Supports Government Fight Against Poverty
Anti-poverty programs have overwhelming public support, yet their continued operation and improvement are continually ignored and obstructed by conservative members of Congress.
Fast Track to China
Senator Max Baucus wants to fast-track consideration of a trade authority bill (a bill that would force Congress to vote up or down any trade accord put before it without amendments), before he goes to be U.S. ambassador to China.
The Republican Strategy To Keep Wages Low
Republicans say they won't extend emergency unemployment benefits unless their cost is offset by cuts elsewhere in the budget. But they won't even consider offsetting the cost by closing tax loopholes for the rich.
"Horror Stories" Show How Privatization Loots Taxpayers
A report from In the Public Interest highlights some of the horror stories that happen when local and state governments “outsource” or “privatize” public functions, and recommends ways to avert future disasters.
Progressive Breakfast
Jobless Aid Advances Extended unemployment insurance clears first Senate hurdle, but more hurdles remain. AP: "...six Republicans sided with Democrats on a 60-37 Senate vote to keep the measure alive ... [Sen. Dan] Coats, for one, immediately made clear that his vote...
