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Borosage on EcoTalk: No More Candidate Caution

Last night, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage appeared on Air America's EcoTalk, to discuss his recent column in The Nation, "When's The Idea Primary?", challenging the presidential candidates to offer "bold ideas" and lamenting that so far...

Classy Conservatives on Katrina

When Newt Gingrich blamed the victims of Hurricane Katrina for their "failure of citizenship," he wasn't just speaking for himself. Many other conservatives share his contempt for the displaced. Yesterday on the House Financial Services Committee, according to CQ...

How About Some Energy Responsibility?

At last week's Apollo Summit, there was a clear consensus: businesses interested in renewable energy can't risk long-term commitments unless our government makes long-term commitments. In turn, many supported long-term tax credits to spur investment. Right now, there...

AFL-CIO Healthcare Move Impacts Prez Race

Today's Daily Labor Report has big news from the AFL-CIO Executive Council annual winter meeting: The AFL-CIO ... abandoned its support for the current employer-based health care system and instead is calling for comprehensive health care reform through the expansion...

Wanna Save $30 Billion a Year?

$30 billion. A year. That's the potential savings if we empower Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drugs. Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Policy and Research released his findings today in a report, "Celebrating Pork: The Dubious Success of the...

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