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The Downtoning of America
President Obama went to Austin, Texas, last week in pursuit of an industrial and employment revival. He wants to launch manufacturing institutes to foster American innovation and job creation.
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Lift The Millstone of Student Debt That’s Slowing The Economy OurFuture.org's Isaiah J. Poole: "... if you or someone you know has had a hard time finding a job or selling a home, part of what you are experiencing is the effect that escalating college...
Lift The Millstone of Student Debt That's Slowing The Economy
Do you think that student loan debt is only a problem for college students and perhaps their parents? The escalation of student loan debt in the past decade is a millstone around the neck of the entire economy, and you are touched by its effects.
A Pledge For Mr. Waxman
Instead of promising that he'll protect Social Security from President Obama's proposed benefit cut, Waxman told one of his constituents the very idea of asking Representatives to make "pledges" is wrong.
Contact Senators To Save American Jobs
The Communications Workers of America is asking people to contact their senators to block an effort to undermine American workers using the H-1B visa program. Here's the story. What Is H-1B And Why? There is a program called "H-1B" that lets companies hire temporary...
News Media Should Clearly Inform Public About Obstruction, Filibuster
A NY Times editorial says Republicans need public pressure to get them to stop obstructing ... everything. Meanwhile NY Times and other news coverage tends to obscure the source and extent of the problem and the damage it is doing to the country. Just months after a...
A Promising Path for Pummeling Plutocracy
Looking for a quick fix to the deep inequality that so afflicts us? Stop your searching. We need to strategize instead for the long-term. A riveting new work from a leading historian helps us see how. The 79-year-old corporate gadfly Robert Monks, the former top...
Progressive Breakfast
Grand Bargained Out "A rosier economic outlook" reduces pressure on Congress for grand bargain, reports The Hill: "With increased federal revenues reducing the deficit, pushing a debt-ceiling showdown beyond the summer and into the autumn, lawmakers have been debating...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Help Elizabeth Warren Get Students the Same Rates as the Big Banks OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "On July 1, interest rates on student loans will double, jumping to 6.8%, according to current law. While the Big Banks are now enjoying interest rates...
Help Elizabeth Warren Get Students the Same Rates as the Big Banks
On July 1, interest rates on student loans will double. While the Big Banks enjoy rates of almost zero, students will pay 6.8%! Sen. Elizabeth Warren has introduced the Student Loan Fairness Act.Enter
