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If The Public Knew - Corporate Media Helps GOP Sneak In Plutocrat Agenda
Last week Republicans filibustered the Bring Jobs Home Act, when polls show dramatic support for ending tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas.
Day Of Action To Give America A Raise
Today is a day of action to raise the minimum wage. Legislation is being introduced in Congress to increase the federal minimum wage to $9.80 an hour and index it to inflation so that people at the bottom of the wage ladder don’t keep falling behind.
What’s One Good Thing About the Fiscal Cliff?
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.
Ask the question in the headline above to a politician, and he or she is very likely to respond with something about how the pressure of the intentional and inadvertent spending cuts and tax increases that are scheduled to go into effect around Jan. 1, 2013 — the fiscal cliff — will finally force the other side to compromise. Without that policy guillotine poised to come down on everyone’s necks, they’ll say, the gridlock on the budget of the past two years will continue or, heaven help us, intensify.
But ask that same question to a federal budget wonk like me and you’ll get a completely different answer. As far as I’m concerned, the one good thing about the fiscal cliff is that the debate has already produced significant results that completely contradict much of the nonsense (I’m really pulling my punches here) that’s been said about the federal deficit and that has made action on spending, revenues, the deficit and national debt much harder than it should have been.
Sadly, the fiscal cliff debate has also shown that the red ink in Washington will be far more enduring than any Member of Congress will ever admit.
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: Media Letting Romney Get Away With Lies
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: Media Letting Romney Get Away With Lies
Romney: Protecting the Rich Is More Important Than Deficit Reduction
On CNBC yesterday, Mitt Romney said:
Hey, Romney, Let Voters See What You Showed McCain
John McCain and Mitt Romney share a secret.
How Is Press Responding To Romney's Quote Fabrication?
(See update below.) Last week a Romney campaign ad used a fabricated quote, using doctored audio to make it appear that President Obama said something that he did not say.
Chicago Teachers – Canaries In The American Coalmine
When a leading conservative pundit compliments a labor union leader for getting something right, it's usually worth noticing.
The Bain of Health Care
Unless you've been off the planet for the better part of this year, you've heard all about Mitt Romney's vulture capitalist career at the helm of Bain Capital — the private equity firm founded by Romney, where he gained the experience he touts as his chief qualification for the presidency.
