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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: The Nakedness of Their Greed
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: The Nakedness of Their Greed
The Nakedness of Their Greed
It's truly unbelievable: At no time in modern memory has the privileged class been richer, the middle class more endangered, or the number of people in poverty been so high.
Another Ad Doctors Quotes - What If Lies Win The Election?
Again and again ads are showing up that use doctored quotes to fool the public into thinking that President Obama said something he didn't say. If the election is won using lies, what will the country be like in a few years?
The 44 Senators Who Believe The Rich Pay Too Much And The Poor Pay Too Little In Taxes
Yesterday the Senate passed legislation to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but extend them for annual income below $250,000. This passed with only Democratic votes, as Republicans for once decided not to filibuster.
Mitt Romney and the Anglo-Saxon Vote
Mitt Romney has either stumbled into or gotten himself into a bit of a "sticky wicket," during his visit to Great Britain.
This Is Why Fixing The Cliff In The Lame Duck Is A Bad Idea
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games
Tax Relief For The 98 Percent Passes Senate But Still Held Hostage
Conservative senators were set Wednesday afternoon to hold tax relief for 98 percent of Americans hostage so that the 2 percent of Americans who earn more than $250,000 a year would not have to pay an additional dime in taxes.
Showdown Over Tax Cuts
In case you were wondering if there was something more to the tax cut showdown in the Senate today than a set of competing spin points on the campaign trail, I think this is probably the tactical objective:
"Who’s got the guts to finally get tough on China?"
Kudos to Matt Miller in the Washington Post for asking the $295 billion question-- WHO'S GOT THE GUTS TO FINALLY GET TOUGH ON CHINA?
