Archive
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: State of the Progressive Union 2013 OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "It was as good a speech as we could possibly expect, once we accept the limits of 'centrist' liberalism. But we shouldn’t accept those limits. The country deserves visions that are...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: State of the Progressive Union 2013 OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "It was as good a speech as we could possibly expect, once we accept the limits of 'centrist' liberalism. But we shouldn’t accept those limits. The country deserves visions that are...
The State of the Progressive Union 2013
A State of the Union address is always important. It's the president's opportunity to tell the nation what he or she plans to do in the coming year. But what the history books say about this year's speech may also depend what we do in the weeks and months to come. In...
DO Companies Lay People Off Because Of Taxes Or A Minimum Wage Rise?
Florida Senator Marco Rubio gave a "Republican Response" to the President's State of the Union address. He said that taxes cause employers to reduce hours or lay people off. Others say that raising the minimum wage will mean layoffs. Let's take a closer look at that....
On 2/13, Fight For Workers Who Make Only $2.13 An Hour
2.13. For most people the significance of February 13 is that it’s the day before Valentine’s Day, the day you say, “Uh oh, I forgot to get a gift for Valentine’s Day tomorrow.” But for millions of workers, 2.13 has a different significance: $2.13 is the federally...
Obama Keeps The Climate-Jobs Connection
As I discussed yesterday, David Leonhardt of the New York Times counseled President Obama to drop using green jobs as a selling point for address climate change. Thankfully, last night Obama did not listen. Obama made clear that tackling the climate crisis can be...
Will Obama's "Bipartisan" Voting Commission Enable More Republican Obstruction?
Uh Oh, President Obama is being bipartisan again. You know what that means: Republican sabotage again enabled. This time he's appointing a conservative operative to help "fix" voting problems. Will this just enable Republicans to sabotage the voting commission? The...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Obama’s Liberal Vision ... And Its Limits OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "Progressives will surely be pleased by the president’s audacity and scope. There is much worth fighting for in the speech. But its limits are most revealing ... The president...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Obama’s Liberal Vision ... And It's Limits OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "Progressives will surely be pleased by the president’s audacity and scope. There is much worth fighting for in the speech. But its limits are most revealing ... The president...
Obama's Liberal Vision
The president certainly can deliver a speech. Last night, he showed he could do a Clinton one better, delivering an hour-long speech packed with policy initiatives, with rhetorical flourishes to rouse his audience.
Read the Project for Something To Save Us from Something Else
