by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
A great thing happened at the end of 2013: A pack of corporate tax breaks that long ago should have been weeded out of the tax code finally expired due to congressional inaction and were dispatched to the graveyard of tax inequity. But today, as millions of Americans...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog
The following email was sent to Campaign for America's Future supporters today. Last week, Speaker John Boehner had a chance to follow the Senate's lead and put the bipartisan unemployment extension up for a vote in the House. We asked you to call his office. You told...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog
Last week House Republicans passed the "Ryan budget." It won't become law because it won't get through the Senate and President Obama would veto it. But because it's the budget statement of the Republican Party going into the fall elections, it shows voters who the...
by Alan Jenkins | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Economy
We measure a lot of stuff in our society—stuff like gasoline prices, Hollywood box office numbers and, Heaven help us, Kim Kardashian’s Twitter followers (there are 20.7 million, in case you’re wondering). But it’s rare that we try to measure our progress in achieving...
by Robin Claremont | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
If you groan about Tax Day, you’re certainly not alone. But what if Tax Day was something we could be proud of as members of a democracy? Would you feel differently about paying taxes if you knew they were going to support public services that you, your family, and...
by Bill Scher | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog, Health, Progressive Vision
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will finish her five-year tenure having implemented the biggest expansion of health insurance in 50 years. What should we learn from her success story? Three key lessons: 1. Don't Panic Yes, HealthCare.gov flopped...
