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We Can't Forget Immigration Reform
It is not hyperbole to note that the Syria vote in Congress will be one of the biggest congressional votes in history. And yet, we can't let this decision force us to neglect all other domestic concerns.
The Financial Crisis and the Second Great Depression Myth
All knowledgeable D.C. types know that the TARP and Fed bailout of Wall Street banks five years ago saved us from a second Great Depression. Like most things known by knowledgeable Washington types, this is not true.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Seeks To Reverse Opposition For Syria Strike President meets with Republicans, prepares TV blitz. W. Post: "...millions of Americans will see him make his case during network television interviews Monday and a prime-time address from the White House on Tuesday...
Don't Let Republicans Make The Economy Even Worse!
Congress returns this week, and Republican obstruction of efforts to help jobs and the economy will continue. Their threats to shut down the government and blow up the debt ceiling will make the economy even worse. We have to stop them.
The Larry Summers Confirmation Hearing Would Be a Presidential Nightmare
The appointment of the next Federal Reserve chair is no longer just a policy question. It has become a test of the Obama administration’s ability to act pragmatically by abandoning a costly and potentially doomed nomination.
Remember When People Had Pensions?
America's corporate chiefs deserve all their hefty rewards, we're constantly advised, because they take hefty risks. And what exactly are these richly rewarded corporate chiefs putting at risk? Our retirement security.
So Sick Of These Jackass Plutocrats ...
Not that this is exactly news, but Michael Bloomberg is a jerk. A very wealthy jerk. I guess Bloomberg and his ilk really do feel that they deserve to have every last penny on this earth. Because they're productive.
Employers Fought to Keep Workers Poor — Now Workers Are Fighting Back
After decades of seeing their incomes shrink, those at the bottom of the economic ladder are starting to band together and fight back — and it’s one of the most important economic stories of our time.
Progressive Breakfast
Party Divisions Thwarting Syria Resolution "Obama making little headway with getting Congress to support attack on Syria" reports W. Post: "The president’s challenge is made more difficult by the fact that the two parties are splintered on the issue — and that...
Jobs Report: Over 21 Million Still in Need of Full-Time Work
Instead of continuing its failed austerity-lite policies, Congress should be moving to a jobs agenda, making the investments that will help put people back to work.
