Archive
Progressive Breakfast
Nobody Wants Grand Bargain "Grand bargain" stalled because neither side really wants what it's demanding, concludes NYT: "...many Republicans are no more interested in voting to reduce Medicare and Social Security benefits than Democrats are, lest they threaten their...
Filibusters Continue: This Is Obstruction And Nullification Of Democracy
The strategy is clear: obstruct everything, make government fail, then run against failure. Cause the problem and present yourself as the solution to the problem.
“Values, Not Just Math”: Why Warren’s Social Security Speech Matters
This week Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts gave an important speech in which she joined a small but growing cadre of American leaders committed to building, rather than cutting, Social Security.
Elizabeth Warren on Social Security: “It’s Values, Not Math”
On the Senate floor, Sen. Elizabeth Warren placed the Social Security debate in the context of a broader “retirement crisis” for the middle class, and condemns The Washington Post for pitting seniors against hungry children.
While Swiss Limit CEO Pay, We Can't Even Enforce Our Pay Laws
In America who is the boss of who? Are company CEOs the boss of We the People? In Switzerland the voters made it clear. Here we can't even enforce a law requiring companies to disclose the ratio of CEO to worker pay.
Is Chris Christie Conservative or Moderate? (Check the Video)
What we see is a politician who does not believe in paying public workers what they worth, but instead wants them to work more for less compensation. He has a fundamental disgust for public investments while eagerly offering the "candy" of tax cuts.
Right Wing Moneybags Organizations Are Multiplying Like Rabbits
I guess it's to be expected. When you have as much money as the upper 1% have, this stuff is just pocket change. They might as well follow their bliss. And corporations can fund their pro-corporate agenda and get a nice tax write-off.
A Daring Swiss Bid to Stomp Out CEO Pay Excess
Young activists in Switzerland have plutocrats hyperventilating — and spending a fortune to beat back a ballot initiative that would establish a legal limit on the pay gap between top execs and their workers.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems Defend Obamacare Dem unity on health care. McClatchy: "Top congressional Democrats on Sunday stood by President Obama and the flawed rollout of the government's health-care website, expressing confidence the problems would be fixed and the issue would not drag...
For Democrats, a Tax-the-Rich Road to Victory
There is an opportunity to shift the budget debate to an area where Democrats hold the high ground. But it will be a challenge for some Democrats to take the initiative on a subject they seem reluctant to discuss. The subject is taxes.
