Today's Ideas & Actions
February 7, 2012
THE STATE OF THE UNION
The Defining Issue: Rebuilding The Dream
President Obama's State of the Union address defined the right priority: restoring "the basic American promise" of economic opportunity for all. The work ahead: Further sharpening the contrast with failed conservatism and pushing bolder solutions to put Americans back to work.
Robert Borosage's reaction »
What other progressives say »
Victory: Obama Calls For Investigating Bank Misconduct
In an amazing display of grassroots power, President Obama responded to our demand that no bank settlement should prevent an investigation into who caused the housing crisis, and announced a new investigative unit that will do just that. This is fantastic news. And you helped make it happen.
TAKE ACTION Send a thank-you note to President Obama »
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End Secret Corporate Campaign Cash
It has been two years since the Supreme Court decided in the infamous Citizens United case that corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money on political campaigns.
Click here to sign the petition telling the Securities and Exchange Commission: No more secret political money. Make all publicly traded corporations disclose their campaign spending to the public. Take action »
GOP On GOP: The Truth Comes Out
We're tracking the Republican presidential candidates as they strip each other bare, revealing their hypocrisies, sell-outs and falsehoods. Check this page regularly as we document the truth behind the attack lines »
Learning From Conservative Failures Across The Ocean
As governments in Europe and elsewhere adopt conservative austerity economic policies, we are assembling the best information and analysis of the effects from our own writers and from other progressive sources.
Latest From Our Bloggers
Obama's Wrong Note on Foreclosures
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Who is the Reaganest? A Quiz for GOP Hopefuls
February 7th, 2012
CSI Missouri: A "Robo-Signing" Indictment in the Show-Me State
February 7th, 2012
Washington's Inside Game
February 7th, 2012
Manufacturing On Planet Economus
February 7th, 2012
Bruce Bartlett On The GOP Attempt To Make Sure Tax Cuts Don't Count
February 7th, 2012
The Real Komen Lesson: Charities Can Be 'Too Big to Fail' Too
February 7th, 2012
Anti-Union FAA Bill Passes Congress
February 7th, 2012
Save The Date. Take Back The American Dream. June 18-20.
February 7th, 2012
America’s Failed Mole-by-Mole Trade Policy
February 7th, 2012
Newsroom
Republicans Wrongly Equate Pentagon Spending with American Security
Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future: "Republicans believe bloated Pentagon budgets strengthen American security. In fact, the reverse is true. The most important security priority for America is making the investments here at home vital to reviving our economy, modernizing our infrastructure, educating our children, and getting our fiscal house in order. To achieve this, we need to reduce unnecessary spending – and there is no greater source of that than the Pentagon."
