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Progressive, Labor Leaders United Against Social Security Chained CPI
The Congressional Progressive Caucus and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka pressed their opposition to President Obama’s proposed chained-CPI change to Social Security benefits at a Thursday afternoon news conference, denouncing it as a cut in benefits for those who...
No Harm No Foul? Then Why Do Poor People Need Protecting From It?
Some details are emerging about the so-called "softening" of the Chained-CPI for the most vulnerable. Here's one analysis of what we know so far from Shawn Fremsted at CEPR: And a just-released White House fact sheet claims that the proposal is coupled with “measures...
Republicans Try To Nullify NLRB And Labor Law
Senate Republicans are blocking NLRB Board confirmations. Republican judges blocked the the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from operating until the Senate confirms Board members.
10 "Chained CPI" Facts The White House Doesn't Want You to Know
The "chained CPI" proposal in President Obama's budget continues to draw fire, which is only likely to increase as more information about it becomes known. Here are ten embarrassing facts about it the White House would prefer overlooked:
How Obama Sabotaged His Own Rationale for the Chained CPI
The White House is struggling to save its “chained CPI” proposal in the face of powerful opposition from across the political spectrum. But what’s already clear is that the Administration has already sabotaged its own rationale.
Progressive Breakfast
President's budget is "to the right of Simpson-Bowles" argues CAPs Michael Linden: "...the president is willing to accept overall federal spending levels that are an average of about 0.5 percentage points of gross domestic product less than those in Simpson-Bowles,...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: GOP's "Shocking" Attack On Obama's Chained CPI Cuts OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "That was fast. Yesterday we suggested that the chained-CPI cut in President Obama’s budget, which was presented as a gesture to Republicans, might instead be used to...
15 Minutes. That's How Long It Took the GOP to Flip on Social Security.
Yesterday we suggested that the chained-CPI cut in President Obama's budget, which was presented as a gesture to Republicans, might instead be used to rebrand Democrats as "the anti-Social Security party."
The State of Black America
It's hard to imagine a more relevant moment for the National Urban League to release its State of Black America 2013 report. This year, after all, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Obama Budget: Where's the Change?
The Democratic Party’s long-term prospects have dramatically improved since the November election. The “Obama Coalition” of minorities and single women is growing faster than the GOP’s white male base. If demography is destiny, Democrats are the wave of the future.
