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47 Million Americans Are Going Over the "Hunger Cliff"
Millions of Americans will go over the “Hunger Cliff” when $5 billion in cuts to food stamps go into effect Friday. While Congress negotiates even bigger cuts, more Americans will have to negotiate where their next meal will come from.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Defends Obamacare WH apologetic over website, defiant in support of law. NYT: "Senior advisers to the president said they understood that the bungled rollout of the insurance marketplace has given Republicans another opportunity to litigate the political case...
Big New Senate Push For Manufacturing Jobs
Manufacturing jobs are important to any economy. But for some time our country has been neglecting manufacturing in favor of the financial sector. This week Senate Democrats introduced a package of 40 bills in an effort to turn this around.
Save Social Security
On Wednesday, a panel discussion and press conference were held to examine Social Security’s role in in the retirement income crisis. An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that Social Security benefits should not be cut.
Why Rev. William Barber Is Receiving The Paul Wellstone Award
One week from today, progressives will gather in Washington for the Celebrating America's Future 2013 Awards Gala to honor, among other champions, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II with the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award.
The Washington Post Misses The Real Story on "Economic Distress"
The Washington Post went down to Georgia looking for a story on economic decline in southern "tea party" districts. Like the Devil in Charlie Daniel's famous song, the Post left empty-handed.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Stumps For Obamacare In Boston Obama in Boston today will compare Romneycare and Obamacare rollouts. Yahoo! News: "Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economics professor and an architect of the Massachusetts health care law, told reporters on a conference call organized by...
TPP/Fast Track Trade Fight Is On
It's time to learn about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "fast track," and then call your member of Congress to let them know if you want them to hand the giant multinationals an end-run around democracy and national sovereignty.
The Education Reform Conversation We Need vs. The One We Have
This past week, two videos captured just about everything you need to know about the status of "education reform." They offer a clarifying "aha moment" about a conversation America ought to be having but isn't.
The Great American Ripoff: The High Cost of Low Taxes
The American people pay a similar amount for social services as citizens of European countries with supposedly lavish social safety nets. But there are two significant differences.
