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Senators - Before You Vote Ask The Public What They Think A Filibuster Is
Senators, before you vote today on the "make them talk" proposal, go ask members of the public what a filibuster is. The public thinks a filibuster is senators talking all night. It is not a "nuclear option" to change the rules to what the public thinks the rules...
Wal-Mart, Armstrong Seek Redemption Without Remorse
Oddly, the top international cyclist – Lance Armstrong – and the top international retailer –Wal-Mart – revealed last week that they have much in common. No, not doping. It’s their dopey concept of the atonement process. Armstrong, already punished for misdeeds he’d...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: A Million on the Mall OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Before the election reporters and pundits were saying that not so many people would turn out this time, that it would be close at best. But on election day it turned out that it wasn’t even close....
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: A Million on the Mall OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Before the election reporters and pundits were saying that not so many people would turn out this time, that it would be close at best. But on election day it turned out that it wasn’t even close....
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: A Million on the Mall OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Before the election reporters and pundits were saying that not so many people would turn out this time, that it would be close at best. But on election day it turned out that it wasn’t even close....
A Million On The Mall: Our President's Progressive Pivot-Point?
Before the election reporters and pundits were saying that not so many people would turn out this time, that it would be close at best. But on election day it turned out that it wasn't even close. The people did turn out, some waiting in lines four, five, six hours to...
Why Some Folks Are No Longer Singing the Beltway Blues
How do unequal societies solve the problems — like traffic congestion — that make us miserable? They come up with solutions that make life easier for rich people. Politicians and bureaucrats “inside the Beltway” that circles Washington, D.C., pundits like to prattle,...
Obama's Running Room – And Ours
President Barack Obama won a tactical victory on New Year’s weekend by forcing Republicans to raise taxes on the top 1 percent, but he has far bigger challenges to address—and so do progressives. The economy is still at risk of several more years of hidden depression,...
Larry Cohen Explains Why We Need Filibuster Reform
On this week’s Moyers & Company (check local listings), Larry Cohen, president of the 700,000-member Communications Workers of America, joins Bill to make the case for common-sense filibuster reform that would bring the Senate back to serving democracy. Cohen is a...
Deficit Problem Solved - Why Are We STILL Talking Cuts Instead Of Jobs?
California’s deficits are gone, and Republicans are furious. The national deficit problem is largely solved, too, and Republicans just don't know what to do! Of course what we need to do is invest in modernizinge our infrastructure, which will put people back to work and we will end up with a ... wait for it ... modernized, energy-efficient infrastructure that will drive our economy into the 21st century.
