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Mayor Emanuel Races Chicago's Economy To Bottom
Does a city "save money" by outsourcing good-paying jobs to a company that pays crap wages? The people who had good-paying jobs are out of work, replaced by people in low-wage jobs, and the rest of us feel the downward pressure on our wages and benefits as the race to the bottom accelerates.
The Real War on Christmas: Canceling Unemployment Insurance For Two Million Americans
The president criticized Boehner's "Plan B" proposal today because it lacks an extension for unemployment insurance into 2013.
If the president fails to win on this issue, two million people will face tough choices. The mortgage or the car payment? Go to the doctor or hope for the best? Cash in the 401(k) or take the kids out of college?
Filibuster: Sen. Merkley Says "Make Them Talk"
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley took to the white board to explain the talking filibuster and why we need to reform the Senate. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snprp-36dMk[/youtube] Merkley White Board: Its time to Reform the Senate with a Talking Filibuster Fix...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 8 Deficit Reducers That Are More Ethical – And More Effective – Than the “Chained CPI” OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The “chained CPI” is being offered as part of a “deficit reduction” deal, even though Social Security is forbidden from contributing...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 8 Deficit Reducers That Are More Ethical – And More Effective – Than the “Chained CPI” OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The “chained CPI” is being offered as part of a “deficit reduction” deal, even though Social Security is forbidden from contributing...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 8 Deficit Reducers That Are More Ethical – And More Effective – Than the “Chained CPI” OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The “chained CPI” is being offered as part of a “deficit reduction” deal, even though Social Security is forbidden from contributing...
Progressive Breakfast
This is the December 19 edition of Progressive Breakfast.
Progressive Breakfast
8 Deficit Reducers That Are More Ethical - And More Effective - Than the "Chained CPI"
News reports say the President's proposed deal includes the "chained CPI," which would impose drastic Social Security cuts and tax hikes for everybody but the wealthy. And House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that "Democrats will stick with the President." They...
Disarming the Conservative Agenda on Guns
For decades, the conservative agenda rested upon a three-legged stool of "culture war" issues: "God, guns, and gays." I've covered in previous posts how the outcome of the 2012 election pretty knocked out two legs of that ideological three legged stool. GOP messaging on "God" and "gays" fell flat this year. Now, as the nation reels from the slaughter of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, there are signs that the third leg of conservative ideology — "guns" — is wobblier than ever.
