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It's Time For Republicans To Do Some Real Work.
Congress is back, but that doesn't mean Republicans are ready to get to work. Senate Democrats have scheduled a test vote to restore unemployment insurance, but Republicans won't approve an extension without something in return.
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Extend Unemployment Benefits
If Congress doesn't act now, 3.6 million more people will lose what little income they have. Today the Senate is expected to vote on extending unemployment benefits. With your encouragement, it can pass.
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Senate Vote Today on Unemployment Insurance Not enough GOP support yet for jobless aid to clear Senate tonight, reports W. Post: "With [GOP Sen. Dean] Heller and 55 members of the Senate Democratic caucus, supporters still need at least four votes ... Spokespeople for...
If You Care About Inequality, Fight for Full Employment
Democrats now sound like populists. President Obama calls economic inequality our "defining challenge." De Blasio won in New York City on a populist program. But a warning: Without a jobs message, conservative populism can win.
Millennials and Boomers Are On the Same Side of the Retirement Fight
A recent piece on the retirement crisis faced by Millenials never blames older people for their woes. That's a refreshing change from usual narratives, which is good, because the generations have a common struggle.
The Reemergence Of The Democratic Left (Started Some Time Ago)
E.J. Dionne makes an interesting argument today designed specifically for the Village. I don't know how it's going to go over. But it's good to see him making the argument, because it sounds like what I've been writing for about ten years.
Kerry Doing Right With 2015 Climate Treaty Push (But In 2014, Watch Out)
The good news: The Secretary of State is eyeing a global climate treaty next year. The bad news: combined with the EPA's push to cap carbon, it may hurt this year.
A Moral And Economic Imperative To Extend Unemployment Benefits
Federal unemployment assistance for 1.3 million people who have been unemployed longer than 26 weeks expired last Saturday, after Republicans blocked efforts to extend them. 3.6 million more people will lose these benefits over this year.
Progressive Breakfast
Minimum Wage Push Could Tip 2014 Dems pushing ballot initiatives to raise wages in battleground states. W. Post's Harold Meyerson: "...Democrats are working to put wage-increase initiatives before voters in states that will have contested House and Senate races in...
Jobs or Inequality? That's No Choice At All
An increasing number of people, including the President and New York’s new mayor, have suggested that inequality of wealth and opportunity is the defining issue of our time. Some folks are having none of it. Who's right? There's no choice.
