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Budget Deal Faces Senate Test It's crunch time for the Senate this week. MSNBC's Meredith Clark: "The Senate is tasked with confirming several presidential nominees, including new heads of the Federal Reserve and the Department of Homeland Security. It is also...
The Revival of Tax-and-Spend Democrats?
The economy is lousy. The budget deal won't help. What will get this economy moving? "Tax-and-spend Democrats" willing to invest in vital areas and pay for it with taxes on the rich and the big corporations.
No, Megyn Kelly, Jesus Was Not "White"
Fox News host "Megyn" Kelly is determined to have a "White Christmas." No, Megyn, Jesus was not “white.” In fact, he wasn’t anything that you would recognize as white. We’ve got forensics that come as close as we'll ever get to proving it.
6 Reasons There's No Such Thing As Compassionate Conservatism
Here are six examples that show how the new Ryan/Republican compassionate conservatism campaign is really nothing more than freshly applied, prime-smelling bullpucky.
These House Members Didn't 'Embrace The Suck'; They Embraced the Jobless
Thirty-two Democrats opted to put principle before the political expediency of compromise for compromise's sake. "Congress shouldn’t be patting ourselves on the back just because we didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot."
Don't Call Them 'Centrists'
A “centrist” is defined as “one who takes a position in the political center.” The polling data is clear: If anybody should be called a “centrist” in last week’s Social Securityconflict, it’s Elizabeth Warren and those who agree with her.
Progressive Breakfast
Tea Party Loses Budget Battle... "House exhales after passing compromise budget" reports McClatchy: "Conservatives fumed that the plan didn’t take the kind of bold steps to reduce spending and deficits they have long sought. Democrats were not pleased that the package...
Black Santas Are Awesome For Kids!
Megyn Kelly's declaration on Fox News that "Santa just is white," is more than wrong. Introducing kids to non-white Santas is a great way to begin breaking down racial stereotypes. See how it worked for these first-graders.
We Have Met the Enemy and She is Old
Last week a judge ruled that Detroit could move forward with its plan to cut pensions for retired city workers. This week Washington is celebrating a budget deal that harms older people. When did old people become The Enemy?
Tell Congress: Don't Go Home Without Extending Jobless Benefits
We have been calling on our supporters to flood their members of Congress today with this simple statement: "A budget deal that abandons the unemployed is no deal at all."
