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The Shutdown Opportunity For Senate Democrats
The Obamacare defunding is misdirection -- Republicans don't want people thinking about the terrible, economy-killing cuts they are demanding. The public hates this and wants their government. Senate Dems should give the public what they want.
Dealing With Obamacare Hysteria
I thought I understood the right. But this meltdown over a very tepid health care reform that keeps the system fully in the hands of the private insurance companies just floors me. We are watching behavior so absurdly over-the-top that it's downright
Progressive Breakfast
7 Days To Shutdown Deadline "Wild week" ahead. Reuters: "Yet the only certainty is that when the dust settles, Obamacare will still be standing ... The first important [Senate] vote ... could come on Tuesday when Reid might stage a vote on a 'motion to proceed,' which...
Why We Should Fear – and Fight – An Entitlement-Cutting "Grand Bargain"
President Obama's “no negotiations” posture only applies to the debt ceiling, and his budget still includes the “chained CPI” cut. Republicans are still railing against the programs they call “entitlements.” They're all looking for a deal.
The 10 Farm Subsidy Recipients Who Voted To Cut Food Stamps
Thursday’s vote to cut food stamps embodies what House conservatives are all about: giving billions away in corporate welfare to the richest with taxpayer dollars. They are also about helping themselves.
The New EPA Power Plants Rules Are Not a War On Coal
President Obama is making it impossible for coal companies to build power plants that kill the planet. But he is also giving the coal industry plenty of money to build better power plants.
Cruel Food Stamp Cuts Show Us Who They Are
With one in seven Americans experiencing “food insecurity,” Republicans yesterday passed a terrible and cruel cut in Food Stamps. This shows us just who they are.
Administration Helps Home Care Workers, Should Help Low-Wage Contractors
This week the Obama administration extended minimum wage and overtime protection to home care workers. Now President Obama should issue an executive order requiring that federal contractors be paid fairly.
JPMorgan Chase: "Incredibly Guilty"
Observers might be forgiven for thinking JPMorgan Chase isn’t so much a bank as it is a criminal enterprise with a bank attached to it. Executives may be trying to run an honest bank - and Tony Soprano may just be running a waste management company.
Progressive Breakfast
House To Take Step Toward Shutdown Today House expected today to pass bill tying Obamacare repeal to keeping government open. The Hill: "It cleared a test vote in the House on Thursday, 230-192, setting up a final vote for Friday. Once approved by the House, the...
