Progressive Breakfast
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On the menu this morning MORNING MESSAGE: It’s Still About Jobs Fighting The Fiscal Swindle On Black Friday, Shopping Your Values Twinkie Talks Topple Breakfast Sides Read Post
Unions TV Ad Buy Sends Clear Message: It’s Still About Jobs
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A new advertising campaign from three major unions is targeting key congresspeople with a clear message: the way to reduce the deficit is by “creating jobs and growing our economy” not by “cutting programs that families rely on most.” The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) [...] Read Post
Wall Street Group Behind Poll Supporting Social Security Cuts
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The anti-Social Security propagandists should’ve thought this one through a little more carefully: On the same day that Goldman Sach’s CEO issued his “balanced” demand for Social Security and Medicare cuts, the Wall Street-funded group called “Third Way” published the results of a poll which precisely reflected the wishes of Goldman Sach’s CEO. Coincidence? We [...] Read Post
Obama’s “Roosevelt Moment”
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Building on a recent New York Times article, this weekend National Public Radio wondered if this is Obama’s ‘Roosevelt’ moment.” But the Roosevelt in question isn’t Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President that many people hoped Obama would model himself when he first won the office. Instead, as Jodi Kantor reported in the Times, many of [...] Read Post
Progressive Breakfast
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MORNING MESSAGE: Growing Group of Senators Oppose Fiscal Swindle OurFuture.org’s Roger Hickey: “…And now, there’s a new gang in the US Senate. Politico reports that 15 Senators have signed a letter to President Obama much more in line with what voters said they wanted. Written by Senators Harkin and Rockefeller, who are seeking 15 more [...] Read Post
Growing Group of Senators Opposes “Fiscal Swindle”
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For years now, various gangs of Senators - the Gang of 8, or 6, or 14 - have declared dire deficit emergencies and called for austerity: Cut public spending and cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits, they tell us. And, bizarrely, most of these gangs also call for reduced tax cuts for the rich. Read Post
Warren’s Clear Populism Beat Brown’s Half-Hearted Populism
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One of the most populist Senate campaigns in the 2012 election season was the successful campaign of Elizabeth Warren. Her bread and butter strategy for overcoming Sen. Scott Brown’s lead in the polls is ably recounted over at WageClassWar.org. In Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren took on Wall Street with her demands for more financial reform, which [...] Read Post
“You’re On Your Own” vs. “We’re In This Together” Illustrated
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After many years in the workforce, most of them spent working in Washington, DC, I firmly believe you can tell an awful lot about people by they way they treat those who work for or under them. Those relationships can reveal a lot about how someone sees the world and other people. In Washington, it [...] Read Post
Vote of No Confidence: My Election Day Experience In Virginia
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I worked the polls in Fairfax, Virginia on election day 2012. I opened the door at 6:00 am, logged voters in, operated the machines, and passed out “I voted” stickers on the way out. At 10:00 pm when our results had been tabulated and machines disassembled, I signed official documents to “certify that this statement [...] Read Post
A Vote Against Despair
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Some people I respect are agonizing over their Presidential vote. Others are voting third-party, or not at all. Speaking only for myself, my choice wasn’t made lightly: I’ll be voting to re-elect a President whose Administration I’ve often criticized over the last four years. And yet, despite my concerns, I’ll be casting that vote without [...] Read Post
