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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.
Headline O' The Day
"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.
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.
