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A Middle-Class Anthem: Good-Paying Green Jobs
“Tell me I’m your national anthem.” That was the theme of the hundreds of environmentalists and labor union members gathered today at the BlueGreen Alliance’s annual conference in Washington. They wanted to remind President Obama and Congress that the middle class is...
A Middle-Class Anthem: Good-Paying Green Jobs
“Tell me I’m your national anthem.” That was the theme of the hundreds of environmentalists and labor union members gathered today at the BlueGreen Alliance’s annual conference in Washington. They wanted to remind President Obama and Congress that the middle class is...
FreedomWorks' Same Old, Stale Deal
The "rebranding" of the Republican party crashed headlong into reality again yesterday. The setting was Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill. The occasion was a FreedomWorks' rally for the purpose of introducing what FreedomWorks is calling its "New Fair Deal." I was...
FreedomWorks' Same Old, Stale Deal
The "rebranding" of the Republican party crashed headlong into reality again yesterday. The setting was Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill. The occasion was a FreedomWorks' rally for the purpose of introducing what FreedomWorks is calling its "New Fair Deal." I was...
Thatcher Haunts White House Budget
Iciness is the defining feature of Margaret Thatcher, the United Kingdom’s first and only female prime minister, who died last week. She was the cold-as-steel Iron Lady. President Obama, warm, friendly, shaking hands, hugging the bereft, is the opposite. It’s the same...
Republicans Accuse Labor Nominee Of Fighting For Civil Rights
Where does the Republican Party put its energy? On anything that furthers the interests of the wealthiest. Tax cuts and kicking government are right at the top of that list*. Also near the top comes blocking minimum wage increases, blocking workplace safety rules and...
Republicans Accuse Labor Nominee Of Fighting For Civil Rights
Where does the Republican Party put its energy? On anything that furthers the interests of the wealthiest. Tax cuts and kicking government are right at the top of that list*. Also near the top comes blocking minimum wage increases, blocking workplace safety rules and...
"Divide and Lose": A Bad Democratic Strategy For Social Security
If some pundits have their way, the new blueprint for the Democratic Party will pit generation against generation and ethnicity against ethnicity, fragmenting us into ever-smaller social groups competing for slices of an ever-shrinking economic pie. Call it “Divide...
"Divide and Lose": A Bad Democratic Strategy For Social Security
If some pundits have their way, the new blueprint for the Democratic Party will pit generation against generation and ethnicity against ethnicity, fragmenting us into ever-smaller social groups competing for slices of an ever-shrinking economic pie. Call it “Divide...
Republican Rebranding Versus Reality
In 2012, the GOP's version of "reality" ran headlong into actual reality -- both electoral and otherwise. The collision shattered may Republicans' perception of reality, and lead to current efforts to "rebrand" the party.
