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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?
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Pushes Higher Wages, GOP Pushes Jobless Aid Cuts Obama to tackle inequality, push minimum wage hike in speech today. AP: "The president plans to deliver an address Wednesday to argue his case that income inequality and wage stagnation are threatening upward...
Third Way’s Anti-Populist, Anti-Warren and Deceptive “Dead End”
An almost palpable air of desperation clings to the anti-“populist,” anti-Elizabeth Warren editorial by Jonathan Cowan and Jim Kessler of the corporate-funded Third Way organization.
Obamacare's 834 Problem Was Social Security's John Doe Problem
Obamacare's 834 problem, giving erroneous enrollment forms to insurance companies is unlikely to be a fatal flaw. Social Security had a very similar problem in its beginning days.
Lower Corporate Taxes Do Not Equal More Jobs
A new report shows that most of the "job creators" in today's economy are paying some of the highest corporate taxes, while the companies that are paying little or nothing in corporate taxes are the ones that are slashing their payrolls.
