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The More Paul Ryan's Budget Changes, The More It Stays The Same
It's finally here. After a long week of teasing and hint-dropping that kept much of Washington wondering, Paul Ryan has released a new budget. Now, that we can finally see what's in Ryan's budget, it's a bit of a let down. Ryan trots out most of the same old ideas,...
February's "Pleasant Surprise" Jobs Report Shows What Is Happening To Middle Class
Buried in the "pleasant surprise" (NPR) of Friday's "stunning" (USAToday) February jobs report were some numbers that better-reflect the reality of America's declining middle class. Things are pretty bad when you call 7.7% -- and that due to people giving up on...
Too Big To Jail: Is Wells Fargo Guilty of Negligent Homicide?
As Robert Borosage wrote, "Too Big Too Fail" has become "Too Big To Jail." According to attorney general, our big banks have gotten so big that bringing criminal charges against them for blatantly criminal acts "will have a negative impact on the national economy,...
Compare New Republican Budget With America's Reality
Before I get into the new Republican budget (it cuts taxes on the wealthy by almost 40%, greatly increases military spending, and just guts almost everything government does to help make our lives better -- privatizes Medicare, does even less to maintain our...
For Journalists -- What Is Chained-CPI?
Dear journalists: Every retired person will tell you that prices on things they buy are rising faster than their cost-of-living-adjustments. So they are falling behind. Meanwhile everyone describes the "chained-CPI" cost-of-living-adjustment as a cut when applied to...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: The Disempowerment Of Public School Parents OurFuture.org's Jeff Bryant: "The parent trigger has been relentlessly marketed to parents and policy makers as an 'empowerment' that enables parents to conduct a petition campaign in their community to fire...
Beyond the Pale: “Too Big to Jail”
The U.S. Attorney last week confirmed Americans’ fears about Wall Street. The banks, Eric Holder said, were not just too big to fail, they were also too big to jail. That means bankers operate beyond the pale, outside the historical fence line encircling civil...
The Disempowerment Of Public School Parents
For years, policy initiatives stemming from right-wing belief tanks have been wrapped in the rhetoric of positive outcomes that are, in fact, the complete opposite of what the measures are really intended to do. A bill called Clear Skies that called for more...
New Offshoring Prevention Act To Bring Jobs Home And Keep Them Here
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) announced today the introduction of the Offshoring Prevention Act. Like last year's Bring Jobs Home Act - filibustered by Senate Republicans - this bill eliminates a special tax break for...
The Three Roadblocks To a Reality-Based Conservatism
A small outbreak of sanity has emerged within the conservative movement, with commentators respected among the Right acknowledging that conservatism is failing to speak to today’s problems and today’s people. This group is suggesting some recalibration and even some...
