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Iraq War at 10: Anniversary of My Political Awareness
As the US kicked off the Iraq War on the evening of March 19, 2003, with the infamous "shock and awe" bombardment of Baghdad, I huddled into a small high school classroom for an antiwar gathering organized by several faculty members. Little did I know at the time...
Go Vote For The 'Movin' in, kids!' Video
Watch this video, Movin' in, kids! Then click through and give it a rating because the video with the most view and best rating wins! [youtube]http://youtu.be/ZZQlbtlErLo[/youtube] This video comes to you from Just Scrap The Cap. The Story The Peter G. Peterson...
Day Of Action Against The Sequester (Video)
Campaign for America’s Future, the AFL-CIO, and more than 60 national organizations today had one simple message for Congress: Repeal the sequester. Over 300,000 activists joined forces for a national day of action in Washington and in their local communities....
Important Bipartisan Currency Bill Introduced In House
Some countries go to great lengths to keep their currencies "weak" relative to where currency markets say they should be set. This gives companies these countries a competitive advantage.
"The Doctor Has Ordered A Very Large Chill Pill"
Jared Bernstein has posted some very important information that one can only hope both the White House and the Democrats are aware of and prepared to change direction because of. It shows that our runaway medical costs are actually slowing down and he posits that there's good reason to believe that it's permanent rather than transitory.
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: If You Don’t Own An Ark, Vote For The "Back To Work" Budget OurFuture.org's Terrance Heath: "It’s somewhat fitting that a 30-foot geyser erupted from a broken water main practically around the corner from my home the night before the the American...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: If You Don’t Own An Ark, Vote For The "Back To Work" Budget OurFuture.org's Terrance Heath: "It’s somewhat fitting that a 30-foot geyser erupted from a broken water main practically around the corner from my home the night before the the American...
Where Are Progressives In The Fight To Save Public Schools?
This post is republished from the Education Opportunity Network, a new online publication edited by Jeff Bryant. This week, here was Paul Krugman's assessment of the current policy agenda governing the nation's public schools: "We have the illusion of consensus, an...
If You Don't Own An Ark, Vote For The "Back To Work" Budget
It's somewhat fitting that a 30-foot geyser erupted from a broken water main practically around the corner from my home the night before the the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America a D+ on its 2013 infrastructure report card, and on the eve of a...
Genteel Ignorance in Action: David Brooks Attacks CPC Budget
There are jungle birds that can imitate human speech perfectly. Ever hear one sing a sad song? They can do it so beautifully that human listeners are moved to tears. The bird, on the other hand, has no idea what it’s singing about. David Brooks is like that bird. He...
