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Progressive Breakfast: Battle Of The Tiny Jobs Bills

Baucus-Grassley Tiny Jobs Bill Scrapped For Reid Tiny Jobs Bill Reid dumps Baucus-Grassley deal as bloated. Bloomberg: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced yesterday he was dropping scores of provisions from a $85 billion compromise jobs plan … Reid...

Progressive Breakfast: $900 Billion for Main Street

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. $900 Billion for Main Street More than 200 top economists and labor leaders rally behind Institute for America's Future's $900 billion, 2-year Main Street...

Progressive Breakfast

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: Time To March...

Progressive Breakfast Measuring Drapes With Lobbyist Rulers

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. GOP Prepares To Use Budget Ax,...

Progressive Breakfast: Goldman Grilling May Break Filibuster

GOP (+1 Dem) Filibusters Wall Street Reform After GOP blocks consideration of Wall Street reform, Sen. Maj. Leader Harry Reid to continue hold cloture votes to pressure Republicans. The Hill: "A senior Democratic aide said Reid would schedule votes to end a Republican...

Progressive Breakfast: Choice Wins

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Choice of Public Option Still Popular Speaker Pelosi says only public option will pass House. Bloomberg quotes: "There’s no way I can pass a bill in the House...

Progressive Breakfast: Choice Wins

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Choice of Public Option Still Popular Speaker Pelosi says only public option will pass House. Bloomberg quotes: "There’s no way I can pass a bill in the House...

Progressive Breakfast: Everybody Hates Liars

Left, RIght and Center Attack Far Right Smearmongers Speaker Pelosi and House Maj. Leader Hoyer slam right-wing mob in USA Today oped: "These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out...

Progressive Breakfast: Everybody Hates Liars

Left, RIght and Center Attack Far Right Smearmongers Speaker Pelosi and House Maj. Leader Hoyer slam right-wing mob in USA Today oped: "These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out...

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