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Fed Up Fast-Food Workers Strike To Change Economy

In a surprise move, fast food workers in New York City walked out to strike for better pay. Like Walmart workers a week ago, they are joining the fight to change our economy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYyp89dCE8[/youtube] Fast-food workers are...

Boehner Really In The Hot Seat On Hurricane Sandy Aid

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.

I first posted about the budget dilemma Hurricane Sandy presented to congressional Republicans in general and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on October 31. At that time I said there were three questions.

The questions are now starting to be answered.

World Net Daily Panics Over Class War Website

An extremist website called World Net Daily says that the Campaign For America's Future, where I am a Senior Fellow, is "radical." They're worked up about our Wage Class War website, which documents 2012's successful class-based political campaigns and promotes this...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: You Can Pay Taxes And Create Jobs OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "House Speaker Boehner and Senate Minority leader each claimed this week that higher taxes on the wealthy will cause the 'job creators' to cut jobs and 'hurt growth.' The Heritage...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: You Can Pay Taxes And Create Jobs OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "House Speaker Boehner and Senate Minority leader each claimed this week that higher taxes on the wealthy will cause the 'job creators' to cut jobs and 'hurt growth.' The Heritage...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: You Can Pay Taxes And Create Jobs OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "House Speaker Boehner and Senate Minority leader each claimed this week that higher taxes on the wealthy will cause the 'job creators' to cut jobs and 'hurt growth.' The Heritage...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: You Can Pay Taxes And Create Jobs OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "House Speaker Boehner and Senate Minority leader each claimed this week that higher taxes on the wealthy will cause the 'job creators' to cut jobs and 'hurt growth.' The Heritage...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: You Can Pay Taxes And Create Jobs OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "House Speaker Boehner and Senate Minority leader each claimed this week that higher taxes on the wealthy will cause the 'job creators' to cut jobs and 'hurt growth.' The Heritage...

What 'Grand Bargainers' Simpson and Bowles Really Stand For

There has been a lot of discussion about Congress enacting a “grand bargain” during the lame duck session of Congress. Many members of Congress have talked about using the plan put forward by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles as an outline for a “balanced” approach to deficit reduction.

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