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Progressive Breakfast - 11/30/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Weeks-Long Senate Health Care Debate Begins At 3 PM ET AP offers pessimistic preview, emphasizing lack of Dem consensus on final bill: " The 60 votes aren't...

Obama Sets The Bar For Copenhagen Success

President Obama announced today that he will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, raising the stakes for himself and all participating nations. The initial goal for Copenhagen was to forge a binding treaty. But that ambitious goal has...

Progressive Breakfast - 11/25/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Fed Paints Gloomy Jobs Picture Krugman says Fed analysis supports "piling on, not looking for the exit.": "...the Fed expects unemployment to come down only...

Pelosi: No Deficit Reduction Without Job Creation

On a conference call today with economists who blog and folks who blog on the economy, Speaker Pelosi sought to bridge the gap between progressive proponents of public investment to create jobs, and right-leaning Democrats touting austerity for immediate deficit...

Progressive Breakfast - 11/24/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Obama Will Announce Emission Target To Boost Chances Of Climate Agreement Obama to announce carbon emissions target in advance of Copenhagen. NYT: "The United...

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