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Unemployment and the GOP's "War on Christmas"
If there’s a “war on Christmas,” it’s being waged by congressional Republicans who are willing to let emergency unemployment benefits expire at the end of the year, just as they did for emergency food stamp spending.
Study: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage People from Finding Work
A new study shows that even generous unemployment benefits have zero impact on people’s drive to go out and find a job. Another GOP talking point bites the dust.
The GOP Autopsy Had 11 Proposals To Change Its Image. How's That Going?
Back in March, the Republican National Committee released an "autopsy" of its 2012 losses, which included 11 recommendations for how the party should change its image. Let's see how that's going.
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Inequality In Spotlight W. Post's E. J. Dionne praises president for focus on inequality: "The debate over the Affordable Care Act can stay small, focusing on Web site failures and other short-term difficulties facing the law. Or it can get bigger, with wider...
Obama, Inequality and the Bully Lectern
President Obama declared inequality and an economy that is not working for working people the "defining challenge of our times." He offered an agenda for change and opened a debate that progressives should expand and pursue.
Can the 'Do-Nothing' Congress Invest in Infrastructure?
This year’s 113th Congress has been infamous for lackluster performance and extreme partisanship. Congress can make with some bipartisan progress would be to address the dire need for infrastructure funding.
Change The Way We Ensure Quality Teachers For Poor Kids
The idea of getting successful teachers to work in schools that poor kids attend is not without merit. An important new document lays out a view of how to achieve a equitable distribution of good teachers.
Alec Is Planning For A Busy Year...
As long as politicians are bought and paid for, organizations like ALEC will have dangerous influence over the legislation that effects us all. It's time to put an end to the corporate control of Congress once and for all.
12 Fast Facts About Thursday's Fast-Food Strike
This Thursday, workers at fast-food restaurants nationwide will strike for higher pay and better working conditions. Their primary demand is an increase in wage to $15 an hour.
Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit And The Decline Of The Middle Class
The US has run trade deficits since the late 1970s. Did the trade deficit cause the "decoupling" of wages and productivity that led to the decline of our middle class?
