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Populism Rises, Bloomberg's "Centrism" Repudiated in NY Mayor's Race
Beltway pundits touted Michael Bloomberg's false "centrism" as the wave of the future. As Bill de Blasio rises in the polls, we'll see if they say the same thing about his populism.
Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit Grows
The July trade report is out. Exports are rising, but imports are rising even more. So our vast, humongous, enormous, out-of-control trade deficit continues its upward trajectory, sucking more jobs and money from our economy.
Progressive Breakfast
First Syria Vote May Be Today Senate Foreign Relations Cmte slated to vote today. Politico: "A new use-of-force resolution for Syria sets a 60-day deadline, with one 30-day extension possible, for President Barack Obama to launch military strikes against the regime of...
Fresh Hell When Congress Returns
What fresh hell is this? When Congress returns Republicans are going to try their damndest to shut down the government over Obamacare. After that they will cross the Styx, and threaten to explode the world economy. How much damage will they do?
A Guide to the Larry Summers Paper Trail
For journalists who are being told what a brilliant man and insightful regulator Larry Summers was behind the scenes, here are a few items from his public record you might want to review.
Understanding the Right’s Obamacare Obsession
This summer’s heated battles over the implementation of “Obamacare” are a microcosm of a much larger and longstanding ideological clash over the role of the government in society.
Take The Texas Job-Poaching Test
Inequality awareness test: If someome makes $50,000 in one state, but the company lays the worker off and moves to a low-wage state to hire someone for $25,000, doesn't that mean that net wages paid to American workers is $25,000 less?
The One Unalloyed, Positive In This Awful Situation
Going back to Truman, presidents have been incrementally seizing the power to wage war completely on their own terms. It's getting to the point of absurdity. Obama stepping back is a very good move.
We Shall Overcome
Creating parks and fighting fires are manifestation of community. Communities are unions of people and a union of people is greater than the sum of its members. That’s why labor unions succeed in securing decent wages and benefits for workers.
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Faces Uphill Fight In Congress W. Post's Chris Cillizza and Sean Sullivan lay out Obama's political challenge: "...consider that roughly 40 percent of House Democrats voted against the use of force resolution against Iraq in 2002 ... [Obama] is playing for his...
