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MORNING MESSAGE: Let’s Talk About Fixing The TRADE Deficit OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Instead of the current focus on budget deficits, Washington should be talking about how to fix this vast trade deficit. Here are some of the things they should be talking about —...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: Let’s Talk About Fixing The TRADE Deficit OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Instead of the current focus on budget deficits, Washington should be talking about how to fix this vast trade deficit. Here are some of the things they should be talking about —...

Let's Talk About Fixing The TRADE Deficit

The economy is not working for We, the People. But even with $4 trillion already cut from deficit projections, a deficit drop of about 50 percent as a share of gross domestic product, and Congressional Budget Office projections that the deficit is stable for the next...

#timefor1010: Campaign Begins For $10.10 Minimum Wage

The news just keeps getting better for the millions of Americans making minimum wage. Today, three weeks to the day after President Obama called for raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour in the State of the Union address, two congressional Democrats have done him one...

The GOP's "Sequester Cheerleaders" Greatest Hits … So Far

Gimme an "S"! Gimme an "E"! Gimme a "Q"! Gimme a "U"! Gimme an "S, T, E, R"! What's that spell? That depends. If you're almost everyone else, the sequester spells an onslaught of unnecessary, painful, and "just plain dumb" spending cuts. If you're one of the GOP's "Sequester Cheerleaders," it spells sweet, sweet, victory.

The GOP's "Sequester Cheerleaders" Greatest Hits … So Far

Gimme an "S"! Gimme an "E"! Gimme a "Q"! Gimme a "U"! Gimme an "S, T, E, R"! What's that spell? That depends. If you're almost everyone else, the sequester spells an onslaught of unnecessary, painful, and "just plain dumb" spending cuts. If you're one of the GOP's "Sequester Cheerleaders," it spells sweet, sweet, victory.

New Buy America Bill To Help Recovery And Jobs

This morning House Democrats introduced 'Buy America' legislation to make sure taxpayer money that is used for transportation purposes gets used to support U.S. manufacturing and create American jobs. The 'Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013' will strengthen Buy...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: Raise the Roof to Raise the Floor OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "Today, Senator Tom Harkin and Representative George Miller offer a ray of light amid the austerity blight in Washington. They are announcing introduction of a bill –the Fair Minimum...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: Raise the Roof to Raise the Floor OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "Today, Senator Tom Harkin and Representative George Miller offer a ray of light amid the austerity blight in Washington. They are announcing introduction of a bill –the Fair Minimum...

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