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The Kinder, Gentler Sequester
If you are a liberal, you hate the Murray-Ryan deal for effectively keeping the sequester. If you are a conservative, you hate it for making it kindler and gentler.
Budget Deal Is More "Awesomely Destructive," Economy-Killing Austerity
Under every previous President government spending and hiring propped up the economy until recovery was underway. Republicans as well as Democrats understood this is how it has to be done. Until now.
The Great American Class War: Plutocracy Versus Democracy
We are this close -- this close! -- to losing our democracy to the mercenary class. So close it’s as if we’re leaning way over the rim of the Grand Canyon waiting for a swift kick in the pants.
How The Right Missed The Point At The Mandela Memorial
While conservatives obsessed over "selfies," handshakes, and pseudo-symbolic statements, President Obama honored the legacy of Nelson Mandela, and underscored how relevant and urgently needed it is today.
Progressive Breakfast
House To Vote On Budget Deal Today "This deal fails America!" CLICK HERE to tell your House representative: "It abandons the unemployed, picks the pockets of federal workers and leaves every last corporate loophole and tax dodge in place." Budget deal splits...
The Bipartisan Budget Deal and the Economy: The Beatings Continue
The bipartisan budget deal is celebrating, largely for getting a deal. But on the economy, what benefits it has are erased by the failure to renew emergency jobless benefits. Washington continues to impede any recovery.
Seven Ways The Budget Deal Is Not What The American Majority Wants
It’s true that the American public is tired of gridlock in Washington. But the federal budget deal reached in Congress this week is not one that is supported by the majority of Americans.
A Small Victory: For Now, Hands Off Social Security
Credit goes to progressives who made calls, signed petitions and showed up at rallies to tell Congress to not cut Social Security and Medicare as part of any budget deal. "You all stood up and backed them down."
Day Of Action Reveals Anger With Education Policies
A Day of Action to Reclaim Public Education held on Dec. 9 in over 100 sites took on many forms, but there were common grievances. The range of locations and number of participants are testament to the breadth and depth of complaints.
On TPP Call USW's Leo Gerard Nails A Key Point
Leo nailed the key point about the trade deals we have gotten ourselves into. We have not yet found ourselves in a good, balanced trade deal. In all of the trade deals we have made, the country has lost money and has lost jobs.
