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Declining Deficit Quiets Grand Bargain Talk Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for "grand bargain." WSJ: "...thanks to the improved fiscal picture, analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other firms believe the Treasury Department can maneuver until September or...
Seven Ways to Honor the Mothers of America
My mother has never liked Mother's Day. She says it's a phony holiday designed to boost profits for Hallmark Cards. I say, Who cares as long as everybody's happy? After all, I tell her, Hallmark isn't Blackwater or Halliburton.
Will Bankers at JPMorgan Chase Finally Pay For Their Misdeeds?
Will California Attorney General Kamala Harris hang tough in her new lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, the first to target individual bankers accused of defrauding the public? If so, it would be the first time in five years that executives at a major bank have...
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Declining Deficit Quiets Grand Bargain Talk Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for "grand bargain." WSJ: "...thanks to the improved fiscal picture, analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other firms believe the Treasury Department can maneuver until September or...
Fast Food Workers Strike Again, In Detroit
I told you so. When minimum wage workers in Chicago, IL went on strike, I said that the movement to raise the minimum wage would not go away. When fast food workers in St. Louis, MO walked off the job, demanding better pay and better treatment, I predicted that the...
Republicans Don't Really Want Immigration Reform.
After losing the Hispanic vote in the 2012 election, Republicans have attempted to paint themselves as pro-immigration, but it's all an act. The racist and unrealistic GOP amendments in this legislation show they have no real desire to fix our nation's immigration system. As the Senate Judiciary Committee debates the hundreds of remaining amendments over the coming months, we must prevent these poison-pill provisions from making immigration reform meaningless. Call your Senators and tell them to fight these poison-pill amendments, and support provisions that actually fix our broken immigration system.
Next Week's Opportunity To Get Our Labor Board Operating Again
President Obama has nominated five people to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Two are Republicans. All are waiting for confirmation by the Senate. Let your Senators know these nominees should be confirmed so the NLRB can get back to work. What Is The NLRB?...
The Face Of Austerity
I had the privilege of hearing Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot speak about austerity the other night and it was as fascinating as you might imagine. I think most people who read this blog wouldn't be surprised by what they said, but I think many in the audience were people who may be depending upon more mainstream sources and were very surprised --- and alarmed --- by what they heard. It's hard to wrap your mind around. The CEPR does yoeman's work in providing the data and analysis that informs all of us and I'm very grateful for them. And Chris Hayes is also doing something on his show that's very important --- telling stories about how austerity affects real people.
HBO's "Vice" Austerity Coverage Disappoints
The research discrediting the Reinhart-Rogoff study is upending the economic policy discussion everywhere. Everywhere, apparently, except for HBO's new series "Vice," which recently featured Kenneth Rogoff as an expert on austerity. Episode 4 of "Vice" on HBO, "Love...
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MORNING MESSAGE: "60 Minutes" And America’s Billionaires Want Us to Beg OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "'60 Minutes' was once a shining light of independent journalism. Now it’s a covert mouthpiece for the far-right, anti-government values of the Peterson crowd. Once...
