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Whose Budget Polls Best – Ryan or Progressive Caucus?
There are two budgets in front of the House now. These are the "Back To Work Budget" offered by the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Paul Ryan/GOP budget. Will the absolutely overwhelming (see polling below) wishes and needs of We, the People determine...
Seven Million Jobs, Two Budgets – And One Very Strange Tribe
Last night I returned from a nearly month-long trip to Africa. It’s profoundly unsettling to suddenly find oneself immersed in a primitive and superstitious culture – a culture dominated by taboos and rituals, a culture whose primitive beliefs could lead to its...
300,000 Ask Congress to Repeal the Sequester; Progressive Members Respond
More than 20 members of Congress responded to over 300,000 American voices calling for passage of legislation that would repeal of the federal budget sequester. The bill, H.R. 900, is direct and can be summed up in one sentence: Cancel the sequester. Passing the bill...
Garamendi Garners Support for the Invest in American Jobs Act
“We need to make it clear that when we spend American taxpayer money, we are spending it on Americans,” said Rep. Garamendi, on a conference call today.
Why Is The FDIC Helping Banksters Avoid Trial?
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp is supposed to insure deposits and regulate banks, but the agency has helped the banksters avoid trial for their crimes since the 2008 financial meltdown. The LA Times reports that the very agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting bank procedures that crashed our economy has been quietly settling charges out of court – and out of the view of the American public.
A Tale of Two Futures: Paul Ryan Against the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Budgets are pure EGO – eyes glaze over. But this week revealed two budgets – Rep. Paul Ryan's Republican "Path to Prosperity" 2014 budget and the Congressional Progressive Caucus "Back to Work Budget" – that in stark terms lay out two visions and two futures for...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Back on the Chained-CPI Gang OurFuture.org's Digby: "White House National Economic Council director Gene Sperling said today on his Reddit chat that the president really prefers the Chained CPI and that it’s not just an inducement to get the...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Back on the Chained-CPI Gang OurFuture.org's Digby: "White House National Economic Council director Gene Sperling said today on his Reddit chat that the president really prefers the Chained CPI and that it’s not just an inducement to get the...
Back On The Chained-CPI Gang
Just FYI, White House National Economic Council director Gene Sperling said today on his Reddit chat that the president really prefers the Chained CPI and that it's not just an inducement to get the Republicans on board with the Grand Bargain. This may sound obvious,...
The White House Still Doesn't Know Who It's Dealing With
After listening to National Economic Advisor to the President Gene Sperling this morning, I think I have a better understanding of at least one reason why we ended up in this sequestration mess, and why no one in Washington can seem to figure way out of it. The White...
