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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 Conservative Flip-Flop On Disclosure
Someone Else's Child
Before Andrew Leonard's paean to paying taxes (inspired by his house catching fire) sparked me to write a different post on Friday, I'd intended to write a wrap-up post, comparing Mitt Romney's NAACP speech to
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. There’s increasing nervousness on Capitol Hill these days about the one thing that has to be done on the budget before voters go to the polls. I write from a patio overlooking the palmed courtyard of the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The colonial vestiges have their appeal. MORNING MESSAGE: Yes, Romney Is a "Modern Capitalist." MORNING MESSAGE: Yes, Romney Is a "Modern Capitalist." David Brooks says Obama's attacks on Romney's business record are "about capitalism." That's like saying an arrest for vehicular homicide is "about driving."
Everyone wants to know, "What is Mitt Romney hiding?" Or - given that lately every day seems seems bring to another revelation about Romney's offshore accounts, or
Republicans used to oppose regulations on campaign contributions by saying all we needed was more disclosure so people would know who contributed to who, and could make their own judgements. Now, when Democrats introduce a DISCLOSE Act to do just that, Republicans filibuster. Natch. The Jeff Daniels character from The Newsroom would know what to ask the operators of an allegedly "grass roots" group called "No Labels": "Why won't you publish your list of donors?"
Need for October Budget Resolution Creating Serious GOP Angst
Myanmar and the Asian Transformation
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David Brooks Thinks Romney's a "Modern Capitalist." He's Right.
Maybe Mitt Thinks We Can't Handle The Truth
Republicans Filibuster DISCLOSE Act So Wealthy Donors Won't Get Their Feelings Hurt
The Slick "No Labels" Plan to Duck Debate, Cut Social Security and Coddle the 1%
"What's wrong with having legislators debate the issues publicly? Isn't that how representative democracy works?"
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