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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

February 9, 2012

On the menu this morning

MORNING MESSAGE: At CPAC, Inequality Dare Not Speak Its Name
Cranky Conservatives Convene At CPAC
Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Expected Today
GOP Moves Anti-Transit Transportation Bill
War On Contraception Targets Workers
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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

February 8, 2012

On the menu this morning

MORNING MESSAGE: CSI Missouri -- Foreclosure Fraud Indictments
Settlement Status Murky
Santorum Punctures Romney Inevitability
GOP Refusing Simple Deal On Payroll Tax Cut
Fed To Keep Rates Low
Outsourcing Firm Scandal In Mexico
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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

February 7, 2012

On the menu this morning:

MORNING MESSAGE: The GOP's Mutually Assured Destruction
Romney Sputters Into Next Round On Contests
Payroll Tax Cut Talks Stall
Key States Still Won't Settle
"Right To Work" Not Working
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What's Left Out of Black History Month Celebrations

By Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

From thenation.com

February 6th, 2012

thenation.com — Last week marked the beginning of Black History Month. This year, we have 29 days during which we will celebrate the many contributions of African Americans to our nation’s history. This is a month when we make heroes of people who overcame real, systemic and often legal oppression. We lift up, in President Obama’s official proclamation, “a story of resilience and perseverance” to inspire and educate the public about a part of this nation’s history that wasn’t told a generation ago. But in all of the celebration of a selective highlight reel of history, too often we overlook the reality of our present and how far we have yet to go to realize a better future where we all have enough to thrive — not just survive.

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The Progressive Vision America Needs

By K. Sabeel Rahman

From politics.salon.com

February 6th, 2012

politics.salon.com — For too long progressives have been content to work within an economic discourse largely set by conservative principles, hostile to state action while idolizing free markets and corporate power. Indeed, the last time a sitting Democratic president launched a reelection campaign with his State of the Union address, it was Bill Clinton, who declared proudly that “the era of big government is over.” Sixteen years and one economic meltdown later, America is facing an election that is about more than candidate personalities, or even policy platforms; it is about the war of ideas, and at stake is nothing less than our collective political and economic future. Progressives can only win this long-term battle by finally articulating a deeper and more coherent vision of progressive political economy, one that sharply contrasts with conservative ideals.

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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

February 6, 2012

On the menu this morning

MORNING MESSAGE: Plutocrats Play Political Ponies
Deadline Today For Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
Economy Still In Pain
Romney Winning Now, Weakened For Later
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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

February 3, 2012

On the menu this morning

MORNING MESSAGE: Don't Break Out The Bubbly
Unemployment Rate Ticks Down
Romney Economic Message Tied Up In Knots
President Roots Fight Against Inequality In His Faith
SEC Goes Easy On Banks
Corporations Warm To Super PACs
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Republicans Wrongly Equate Pentagon Spending with American Security

By Elizabeth Rose

February 2, 2012

02/02/2012

Washington, DC -- Senator John McCain and three other Republican Senators are unveiling legislation that would protect the Pentagon’s budget from the sequestration cuts required in the debt deal, forcing greater cuts in domestic investments.

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