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Americans Are At The End of Their Ropes, Mr. Benmosche
Someone should tell AIG CEO Robert Benmosche that unless he's hanging from the end of a rope, he's not being lynched. Americans are at the end of their ropes, because the wealthy got bailed out while the rest of us got left out.
Progressive Breakfast
Senate Dems Set To Keep Sequester ... For Now Reid unites Senate Dems around maintaining sequester in stopgap bill. The Hill: "Reid’s ability to forge a consensus within his caucus — despite the grumbling of liberals — stood in contrast to the Senate GOP conference,...
Don’t Just Accept The Sequester
Never mind the Obamacare misdirection taking place in this budget battle. Don't let Republicans lock in the terrible and cruel “sequester” budget levels as the new budget base.
Federal Regulators Finally 'Mind the Gap'
The long-delayed Security and Exchange Commission disclosure rule on the ratio of CEO compensation to worker pay turns out to be surprisingly strong. The power-suit reaction? More bombast.
Thanks For Asking, Fix the Debt! We DO Know How to Fix Social Security
The folks behind Fix the Debt, the corporate and billionaire-funded group lobbying against Medicare and Social Security, asked if people like me have a “solution” for Social Security’s benefits or would rather “do nothing."
Progressive Breakfast
Shutdown... Senate filibuster plan rejected by McConnell. National Journal: "McConnell’s statement helped settle a nagging question for some Republicans: Do they vote against ending debate on the House continuing resolution—thereby voting against legislation they...
Defacing America the Beautiful
A cult of the selfish is relentlessly assailing the value of American community. Denying food to the hungry, chemo to the cancer-stricken? That is not American. That is what ruthless dictators do. That is not how Americans treat each other.
Obamacare: It’s Better Than You Think
Workers who lose their job because of an illness will still be able to find affordable insurance. This will provide a huge element of security that is currently lacking. In effect, most workers will have true health insurance for the first time.
Why You Should 'Flush the TPP'
A largely anonymous group of officials late last week wanted their work on the Trans-Pacific Partnership – often described as "NAFTA on steroids" – out of the spotlight. But a small group of activists put a spotlight on the negotiations.
The "God of Money"
On Sunday, during a meeting with a group of unemployed workers, Pope Francis abandoned his prepared comments and railed against economic inequality. Hopefully, world leaders were listening.
