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Filibuster Reform Reinvigorates Second Term W. Post on how it helps Obama: "The most immediate effect will be felt at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ... The court is likely to help decide whether Obama can enact new Environmental...
The "Real JFK" – Not Conservative, and Not Forgotten
Presidents are the products of the times at least as much they are the shapers of them. JFK was not a conservative. That idea calls upon us to, in Rilke’s words, “gently remove the semblance of injustice that ... hinders spirits from moving on."
Gloria Steinem: A Liberator Gets The Medal of Freedom
As conservatives wage a “war on women” to deny women the rights they have been struggling to win in the past five decades, a leader in that struggle still shows progressives how to move forward, and gets a well-deserved honor.
Huge, Huge Victory For Political Sanity Today
Kids, don't say Harry Reid never did anything for you. He and the Senate Democrats just ended the use of the filibuster for executive branch appointments and lower court judges. Right-wing dominance of our judicial system will be diluted.
The JPMorgan Settlement Is A Scam!
On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that JPMorgan has agreed to a $13 billion dollar settlement over the fraudulent sale of mortgage backed securities. But, that settlement is a fraud in and of itself.
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Senate May End Judicial Filibusters Today Reid may move to scrap most judicial filibusters as soon as today, reports Bloomberg: " Reid said Nov. 19 that he wouldn’t accept anything short of having all of the latest D.C. Circuit nominees approved. 'I insist on getting...
Why Extended Jobless Aid Must Be In The Next Budget Deal
With only 10 days left on the House legislative calendar before the holiday recess, action is desperately needed to prevent vital aid to millions of unemployed Americans from being cut off on December 31.
The Elephant That's Blocking The Road To Economic Growth
Corporate participants at a major transportation summit today must address the elephant in the room: the tea-party extremists that many of them bankrolled who block the infrastructure investments they are clamoring for.
Bailout King Wants to Challenge Jerry Brown in CA. Good Luck With That.
Neel Kashkari is a former Goldman Sachs Golden Boy and Treasury official responsible for overseeing $700 billion in bailouts to his former employer and other Wall Street firms. Now he wants to run for Governor. Good luck with that.
Cut Corporate America's Free Lunch, Not Food Stamps
If Congress is serious about “fiscal responsibility," it should cut corporate America's "free lunch," instead of voting for even more painful cuts to food stamps. It would generate more revenue than pseudo-savings from cutting food stamps.
