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Poisonous Million Dollar Pay Packages
Pope Francis is beloved for his asceticism. American CEOs, by contrast, place themselves on thrones bought with the sweat of minimum wage workers. The income inequality CEOs cause is poisoning the concept that Americans who work hard can make it.
Amtrak: Democracy vs. "The Market"
In a democracy "government spending" is by definition money we spend to make our lives better. Plutocracy and its "market solutions" are about government doing things for people who have money.
Another Indicator Of Terrible Cost Of Shutdown
Seriously, how much confidence do you have that Republicans are going to ease up, stop obstructing everything in the Congress with their Hastert Rule in the House and their filibusters in the Senate?
Progressive Breakfast
Obamacare Defenders Push Back ThinkProgress debunks NBC report that Obama "knew" that Obamacare would force insurers to cancel certain health plans: "This all sounds very ominous until you consider that the naturally high turnover rate associated with the individual...
A Four-Point "Scorecard" for the Budget Talks
The House-Senate budget negotiations are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. How will we know whether they are looking out for the public’s interests?
This four-point document is an excellent place to start.
Softening The Sequester
It is a bit worrying that the White House has to explain virtually every day now that just because it sounds like White House officials and the president are putting entitlements on the chopping block doesn't mean they really are doing it.
Why Should I Care What Marco Rubio Thinks About Immigration?
We scrutinized Rubio's hemming and hawing the last time around on the presumption that he had the singular power to shape Sen legislation and attract conservative support. But the final bill blew up that notion. Why give him the time of day now?
Is Manufacturing Dirty?
Did you think manufacturing was old-fashioned, dirty and low-skilled? Have you noticed how when you see a factory in a TV show it's an old, burnt-down building with broken windows?
Progressive Breakfast
Budget Talks Set To Begin Budget talks formally begin Wednesday. Time previews: "Democrats will push for increased revenue from closing tax loopholes. Democratic congressional staffers point to a few notorious tax exemptions for corporate jets and the oil and gas...
The Budget Debate: Core Principles and Common Sense
There they go again. Another manufactured crisis. Another budget deal. More posturing on core principles. More consensus on austerity. Here's how common sense gets lost in the fog.
