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What Republicans Did Instead Of Creating Jobs This Summer
The August congressional recess is here, and many members of Congress will head home and touch base with their constituents. Some will have town halls. Others might conclude: better not.
Fighting the GOP's Hateful Agenda - Without Hate
When is it fair to say that some political battles aren't just disagreements over policy, but actually represent a struggle between 'good' and 'evil' points of view? And when, if ever, is it helpful to say so?
Sometimes Those Who Work Still Can't Eat
Republicans justify their hatred of food stamps with the line that "those who work shall not eat." The truth is, there are millions of Americans who work — often working long hours, in very demanding jobs — who still can't afford to feed themselves.
Republicans Choose (More) Vacation Over Governing
This week was put up or shut up time for Republicans. After decades demanding unspecified budget cuts they finally had to put their vote where their budget outline was. So what did they do?
Repatriation Tax Mistakes
If you reward bad behavior you create an incentive for the bad behavior to continue. This is certainly the case with taxes on profits made outside the country. Rewarding multinational companies for keeping profits outside of the country has cost us jobs and tax...
Progressive Breakfast
Recovery Fails To Take Off 162K net new jobs in July. NYT: "While July represented the 34th straight month of job creation, the relatively strong employment gains were still not on track to absorb the backlog of unemployed workers anytime soon. At the recent pace of...
Jobs Report: Slow Growth and No Relief
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a net gain of 162,000 jobs for July, somewhat below the slow growth we’ve witnessed over the past months. The decline of the official unemployment rate to 7.4 percent will be celebrated – as were “higher than expected” reports...
Dream Defenders: Florida's Dandelion Moment
In the days before and after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Florida police posted PSA's encouraging blacks not to riot, and monitored social media for hints about when and where violence might occur.
That THUD Is The Sound Of Republicans Losing Their Last Shred Of Leverage
Over at The Week today, I note that the Republicans enter into upcoming budget negotiations with a weak hand, because both parties know Republicans will blow their chances to win the Senate in 2014 if they force a government shutdown in 2013. Democrats can effectively...
Republicans: Feeding Seniors Is Just "Buying Votes" And Democracy "Pillages Taxpayers"
Republican Senator Ted Cruz says a government shutdown is no big deal, because the government shuts down every weekend. That's like saying it's OK to be dead, because you are dead every night when you go to sleep. Meanwhile a Fox News host says feeding old people is...
