by Robert Borosage | Feb 5, 2014 | Economy, Progressive Vision, The Jobs Challenge, The New Populism
One day after President Barack Obama called for moving forward on trade authority in his State of the Union address, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) declared, “I am against fast track,” and said he had no intention of bringing it to a vote in the Senate....
by Robert Borosage | Jan 29, 2014 | Blog
In a State of the Union address that lasted over an hour, President Obama called on Congress to raise the minimum wage, announced he would act immediately by issuing an executive order to lift the lowest wages of government contract workers, and urged companies to...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 29, 2014 | Economy, Progressive Vision, State of the Union
In a State of the Union address that lasted over an hour, President Obama called on Congress to raise the minimum wage, announced he would act immediately to issue an executive order lifting the lowest wages of government contract workers, and urged companies to join...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 28, 2014 | Progressive Vision, State of the Union
Guides to the president’s State of the Union address are a dime a dozen. The annual ritual has even spawned drinking games: a shot for every time the president gets a standing O from both parties if you want to stay sober, one for every partisan ovation if you want to...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 27, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
As Congress reconvenes this week, it faces one overriding imperative: Act immediately to renew emergency benefits for the long-term unemployed. Today, you can tell the Senate to make this their first priority. Call one of your senators now using our...
