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Worst President Ever Still
George W. Bush returned to the White House last week, for the unveiling of his official presidential portrait. Fox Nation used the occasion to ressurrect the billboard that loomed over a Wyoming, MN, which featured a head shot of W. next to a caption that asked, "Miss me yet?"
Not that Bush asked the question himself, during his visit, but the American people are still answering it with a resounding "No."
Following the Money on Financial Reform
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., former CFTC chair Brooksley Born and others are none too happy about the 2013 financial services appropriations bill. President Obama had requested $308 million for the Commodities and Futures Trade Commission, an amount that House Republicans had severely undercut to $180.4 million.
Real Jobs At Stake
I attended a blogger meeting with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to talk about Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition that has formed to help win the coming fight over the expiring Bush tax cuts. As you remember, two years ago the Republicans held unemployment benefits hostage, demanding they be extended for 2 years.
Total Recall Shades of Gray Davis
Plenty of things have been bothering me in the wake of the Wisconsin recall election.
Use The Fiscal Cliff To Defend Our Budget Priorities
Perhaps the best strategy for avoiding having to settle for a bad "grand bargain" on the federal deficit that would shortchange the pillars of economic security for struggling households is to jump off the feared "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year and push Congress into negotiating a new budget plan in a world in which the Bush tax breaks no longer exist, Sen.
Workers Riot At Apple Factory In China
We've reported frequently on the abusive labor practices and suicides at Apple's Foxconn factory in China. Essentially, Apple outsources the production of its iPad and iPhone to a massive
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 40M Underwater Homeowners? Organize.
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 40M Underwater Homeowners? Organize.
40 Million Strong Underwater Homeowners Can Fight and Win If They Get Organized
It sounds like hype to say it, but underwater homeowners can change the course of history. It's not me saying that - it's the numbers. People who owe more than their homes are worth have the power to become the a powerful new political and economic force.
They've got the numbers, they've got the votes, and - if they can get organized - they've got the economic clout. And we can prove it.
Eric Schnederman Thank You For Pushing Me
There were rumblings that Thursday's Netroots Nation keynote address by Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general and the head of an Obama administration task force on Wall Street fraud, was going to be disrupted by protestors.
