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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...
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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...
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MORNING MESSAGE: Think Bold On Jobs: A $1T Transportation Plan OurFuture.org's Isaiah J. Poole: "One of the consequences of the federal spending sequester now in place is that $4 billion is being cut this year from transportation and infrastructure programs ... at a...
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MORNING MESSAGE: Think Bold On Jobs: A $1T Transportation Plan
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MORNING MESSAGE: Think Bold On Jobs: A $1T Transportation Plan
Mary Jo White at SEC: Watchdog or Lap Dog? The CEO Pay Test
On Tuesday, March 12, the Senate Banking Committee will begin review of the nomination of Mary Jo White to be chair of the Securities and Exchange Committee. The Committee should probe deeply on whether she will be a watchdog or a lap dog for Wall Street. One clear...
