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Forget About the Tourists, Worry About the Workers
The government shutdown is revealing how easily distracted we are by shiny objects. Tourist sites are important, but they fail to capture the economic pain that ordinary Americans, and especially the poor, will feel if the shutdown drags on.
It’s MFG Day!
MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing is — and what it isn’t.
Progressive Breakfast
Shutdown: Day Four Restless House Republicans look to Speaker Boehner for direction. The Hill: "House Republicans are gathering Friday to debate what their ask will be in the merging fights over the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. ... They also admit they...
BLS Says Job Numbers… Are Not Available
Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the unemployment numbers -- but not this month. US economy is weak and in danger of foundering. The government shutdown is harming the still-fragile recovery. And now we are flying blind.
8 Reasons Democrats Should Refuse a Shutdown "Grand Bargain"
Democrats are understandably troubled by the ongoing shutdown. But here are eight reasons why a so-called “Grand Bargain” is a very bad idea, even though Republicans may be suggesting it now.
A Human Chain Against The Chained CPI
Activists and progressive members of Congress joined hands at the Capitol to denounce a plan to reduce Social Security benefits and to use seniors as bargaining chips in the current government shutdown standoff.
Even In Shutdown, TPP Still Troubles
The government might be shut down, but the Trans-Pacific Partnership is still rolling toward us. House and Senate Democrats are getting worried. Many U.S. industries are now getting worried, too.
What Do They Really Want, Part XXIV
Remember when we all assumed that sequestration could never hold and they'd just have to pull the plug and negotiate a reasonable budget when the going got tough? Yeah, that's worked out for us.
Conservatives Don't Care a WIC About Mothers and Children
The federal shutdown is putting millions of mothers and young children in danger of being cut off from the WIC food aid program because congressional Republicans are blind to their basic needs.
Shutdown: Congressional Childishness and Its Consequences
The GOP's shenanigans surpass even the worst childish behavior, and are far more damaging. The Republican-engineered government shutdown is doing real harm to real people, and endangering an already fragile economy.
