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Jumpin' Jamie Flash: Big Bank is Concert's Only Sour Note
Last night Hurricane Sandy's victims got a lot of much-needed help, and everybody got a great concert. I mean, come on, people: McCartney sounds as great singing Helter-Skelter today as he did in 1968 - and he's seventy years old. (That's not an argument for raising...
The (Empty) Republican Argument Against Filibuster Reform
In today's Wall Street Journal, Republican Sen. John Barrasso has an irate oped intended to rally the public against Democratic proposals to end filibuster abuse. But in his tirade he neglects to mention one important fact: the Democratic proposals still allow...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: The Terrible Cost of Not Fixing the Filibuster Sooner OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Under Lyndon Johnson there was one filibuster, and the public knew about it because a Senator had to talk all night. In the last few years there have just a few been...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: The Terrible Cost of Not Fixing the Filibuster Sooner OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Under Lyndon Johnson there was one filibuster, and the public knew about it because a Senator had to talk all night. In the last few years there have just a few been...
Dear "Chained-CPI": When You've Lost the VFW, You've Lost America
The “chained CPI” is an attempt to camouflage deep cuts to Social Security and other benefits, along with tax hikes on middle class wages (but not for high incomes), in a forest of numbers and terminology. Know who's expert at camouflage? Veterans. And a whole lot of...
The Terrible Cost of Not Fixing the Filibuster Sooner
Senate Democrats were all about getting things done, and that kept them from getting anything done. They didn't take on the filibuster head-on, so now obstruction is the expected norm. There have been more than 380 filibusters and the public (and apparently the media)...
Thom Hartmann Interview: Medicare Secrets Revealed [video]
This interview was based on a piece we did entitled "Four Republican Medicare Secrets … and a $600 Billion Funeral." Video is below: [youtube]http://youtu.be/XkRNkkBM7U8[/youtube]
Is Your Senator a Champion for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?
As Washington approaches a "fiscal cliff" of its own making, our elected officials appear to be forgetting some important things. President Obama seems to have forgotten the mandate he won in November, not a mandate just to increase taxes on the wealthy (something...
"Premature Contraculation"
Politico shares its insights on what the right "deal" should look like: …tax reform that goes way beyond individuals and rates; much deeper Social Security and Medicare changes than currently envisioned; quick movement on trade agreements, including a proposed one...
ALERT: Tell Congress Today: Don't Put Chains On My Social Security
Progressive Caucus member Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., is working to get her colleagues to sign a letter pledging to oppose a "fiscal cliff" deal that would include a particularly pernicious cut in Social Security benefits. It is pernicious because if it gets included...
