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Protest the Student Loan Misdeal
Reports are that a student loan deal is in the works, with a vote as early as today. If consummated, it will have bipartisan support in the Senate and the support of the White House. We urge all to call on your senators today and tell them to oppose the deal. The...
Fed Stimulus May Not Be Ending Bernanke suggests Fed stimulus might continue if economy does not recover fast enough. Bloomberg: "Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke opened the door to a delay in reducing the central bank’s bond buying program, saying it will...
Instead Of Providing Free Education, Senators Propose Raising Costs Of College
Congress should do the right thing the right thing for our people, our country and our economy and provide a free college education to everyone who qualifies. Instead student loan rates doubled July 1 because our obstructed Congress couldn't and wouldn't act in time....
Bernanke to Congress: Stop Killing Jobs and Growth
In his congressional testimony yesterday, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke called out the Congress, telling them to stop the reckless and mindless spending cuts that are killing jobs and growth. Their stupidity, he suggested, poses the biggest threat to Americans...
Calling on Congress to Advance Home Opportunity
In tough times, there’s some good news on the housing front. In slow but meaningful steps around the country, decisionmakers are adopting key elements of the Compact for Home Opportunity, and the reality for American homeowners and communities is beginning to improve....
Senators Push Yet Another Bad Student Loan Deal
Senators met with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday night to hash out a student loan deal – and came up with another bad solution for students. Have they really not received the message yet? The types of deals they continue to push, which will...
Five For the NLRB: A Win For Workers
The Senate didn’t quite go nuclear, but it came as close as it has in a long time. Close enough, in fact, to break through some Republican obstruction of presidential nominees, and fill some important vacancies. The filibuster-ending deal Senate Majority Leader Harry...
Jules Pagano, Progressive Champion. RIP
It is with deep sadness that I share the news of Jules Pagano’s passing. Jules lived his entire life in service. Generations of labor leaders knew and admired him as both an intellectual force in championing public policies for economic justice and as an unabashed...
Progressive Breakfast
Nominations Deal Ends Attack on CFPB, NLRB Cloud of legal uncertainty removed from CFPB. NYT: "The Supreme Court agreed in June to hear a case regarding the legality of Mr. Obama’srecess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. If the court rules against...
The "Filibuster" Fight Was Really About Our Core Values – And It's Not Over
A deal over the "filibuster" was tentatively reached in the Senate Tuesday, but forget all the insider talk about “nuclear options” and “recess appointments." This isn’t a story about process. It’s a story about ideology – specifically, the radical-right extremism of...
