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Deficit-Deal Interview on the Wall Street Journal's Radio Show
The other day we did an interview on the Wall Street Journal's syndicated radio program, the Daily Wrap, about the election's effect on the upcoming deficit-deal talks. We emphasized the mandate which voters gave to the President and to Senate Democrats. It's a...
Election 2012 and Our Sensible Super Rich
We’ll never know exactly how much America’s super rich pumped into the 2012 elections. Hundreds of millions in “dark money” — contributions laundered through hyper-politicized nonprofits like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — will forever remain untraceable. Even so, we...
Wake up Boehner, John. Morning Bells Are Ringing: The Dems Won
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother John? Brother John? Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing! Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong. Early in the morning, the day after Americans awarded him four more years in the White House, President Obama gave...
Progressive Breakfast
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. MORNING MESSAGE: Fiscal Cliff...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Fiscal Cliff Follows Shock Doctrine Script OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Anyone who has read The Shock Doctrine understands exactly what this 'Fiscal Cliff' scare is … The 'Fiscal Cliff' is not a cliff and the language itself is intended to...
The Grand Swindle - Veterans on a Cliff
Every year our leaders honor our nation's veterans with flags and parades. Are they also about to betray them this year with a backroom deal? Words won't be enough this time. Our returning warriors need - and deserve - jobs, opportunity, and a thriving Social Security...
Fiscal Cliff Scare Talk Follows Shock Doctrine Script
Anyone who has read The Shock Doctrine understands exactly what this "Fiscal Cliff" scare is. If you have already read The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein you have probably been rolling your eyes at all this "Fiscal Cliff" scare talk. "Here they go again" you're...
It's A White Problem, Not An Age Problem
By Digby As I wrote yesterday, I agree with David's post below. I honestly think that ideology probably mattered far less than a rejection of the general meanness and lack of empathy shown by Republicans over these last few years of hard times. I guess I'm just a...
Jobs and Growth, Not Austerity
In addressing the deficit today, President Obama opened his remarks with the crucial truth: “at a time when our economy’s still recovering from the great recession, our top priority has to be jobs and growth. That’s the focus of the plan that I talked about during the...
"You're On Your Own" vs. "We're In This Together" Illustrated
After many years in the workforce, most of them spent working in Washington, DC, I firmly believe you can tell an awful lot about people by they way they treat those who work for or under them. Those relationships can reveal a lot about how someone sees the world and...
