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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...
Corporate Media STILL Won't Cover Progressive Budget, Or The Fall In The Deficit
The House Progressive Caucus' "Back To Work Budget" was announced almost a week ago, and the "mainstream media" still refuse to cover it. The Back to Work Budget is literally forced out of the discussion by being kept out of the news. The public doesn't have the...
Inside CPAC: Adele Stan on the Takeaway For Progressives
Adele Stan, the Washington editor of AlterNet, says that as crazy and extreme as some of what is said and done at the Conservative Political Action Conference seems to be, progressives should still be concerned about the ability of conservatives to win the political...
Paul Ryan Disses "The Help" Again
Just four months ago, Americans told the Romney-Ryan team: “No.” The electorate rejected them. Many voters objected to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan treating them the way arrogant 1 percenters treat “The Help.”
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Who Stands With The Middle Class? OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "...the members of the House of Representatives will choose. At a time of mass unemployment and slow growth, they will vote for more austerity or for more jobs ... These choices will...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Who Stands With The Middle Class? OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "...the members of the House of Representatives will choose. At a time of mass unemployment and slow growth, they will vote for more austerity or for more jobs ... These choices will...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Who Stands With The Middle Class? OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "...the members of the House of Representatives will choose. At a time of mass unemployment and slow growth, they will vote for more austerity or for more jobs ... These choices will...
