Category Archives: POLICY

President NAFTA Backs President SHAFTA

By Jeff Cohen HUFFINGTON POST It was a stunning spectacle yesterday afternoon when former President Clinton took the podium from President Obama in the White House briefing room to help shove the Obama-GOP tax deal down the throats of Democratic … Continue reading

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Sanders Filibuster Begins…

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Q: Whose Taxes Are Going Up?

A: Individuals making less than $20,000/year and families making less than $40,000/year. YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHOSE TAXES ARE GOING UP BECAUSE OF THE TAX COMPROMISE By Jason Linkins HUFFINGTON POST You know, with all the talk about who is mad … Continue reading

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Europe’s Shell Game

Planet Money Europe is borrowing money to bail out countries that got in trouble by borrowing too much money. Satyajit Das explains that European countries aren’t actually putting their own money into that trillion-dollar bailout fund. Instead, the fund will … Continue reading

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A Frightening Look At The Labor Market Recovery

By Ryan McCarthy HUFFINGTON POST After Friday’s grim jobs data, which showed that the U.S. added just 39,000 net jobs in November, it’s worth noting again just how severely the recession has impacted the job market. This disturbing chart — … Continue reading

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Senate Republicans Screw The Poor and Middle-Class While Offering Handout To The Rich

SENATE REPUBLICANS DEFEAT REAUTHORIZATION OF JOBLESS AID, TAX CUTS By Arthur Delaney HUFFINGTON POST Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats Saturday defeated a bill to reauthorize unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and a plethora of tax provisions for … Continue reading

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Message To President Obama: STEP UP and Don’t Extend Tax Cuts To The Wealthiest Americans!

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President’s Deficit Commission Slashes Taxes For Wealthy, Corporations, While Raising Retirement Age And Cutting Spending

By Ryan Grim HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — The president’s deficit commission report, scheduled for a vote by the full panel on Friday, proposes to slash tax rates for corporations and for high earners. The top tax rate is currently 35 … Continue reading

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Cornel West – Fault Lines

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Arundhati Roy – Fault Lines

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