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The African-American Community Needs A "Jobs Surge"

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 17, 2010

The nation is facing a jobs crisis, but “crisis” doesn’t begin to tell the story in the African-American community. “Five-alarm emergency” comes closer. more »

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Broken Government: Conservatives Keep Up Record Pace Of Obstruction

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 12, 2010

A Center for American Progress report this week chronicles just how obstructionist conservatives in the Senate continue to be as they use the filibuster to block reform efforts in the Senate. more »

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This Jobs Bill Could Work

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 10, 2010

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., introduced a bill today that is a meaningful response to the nation's jobs crisis. It still falls short of the need, but it would accomplish far more than the anemic measures that have been served up by Congress so far. more »

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Citizen's Posse Serves Warrant Against Health Insurers

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 10, 2010
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Listen Up, Tom DeLay: Nine Jobseekers For Every Job

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 9, 2010

Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay appeared to be dancing with the stars in his head Sunday when he said on CNN that "there is an argument to be made" that an extension unemployment benefits, such as the one that conservative Republican Sen. more »

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RNC Fund-raising Scandal And Conservatism's True "Code Red" Colors

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 5, 2010

As prominent Republicans continue to distance themselves from an internal Republican National Committee fund-raising presentation that emphasized "fear" as a primary motivator of "reactionary" potential donors, it pays to reexamine the evidence t more »

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Never Say Never, Heritage Foundation: Here's The Truth About Reconciliation

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 3, 2010

Today's Heritage Foundation "Morning Bell," its daily conservative talking-points memo, contains this blunt statement about the process that the Obama administration wants to use to pass a health care reform bill through Congress: "Never has reconciliation been used to pass any bill on purely partisan lines."

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Conservative Unemployment Roadblock Will Cost States Millions

By Isaiah J. Poole
February 26, 2010

The latest bit of obstruction being staged by a Senate conservative, done in the name of limiting federal spending, is going to end up costing cash-strapped states millions of dollars as well as potentially causing millions of workers to lose their unemployment benefits. more »

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Kyl Does The Despicable: Holds Unemployment Benefits Hostage For Estate Tax Cut

By Isaiah J. Poole
February 25, 2010

McJoan at DailyKos says it best: "How despicable can these guys get?" more »

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Open Thread: Watch And React To The President's Health Care Summit

By Isaiah J. Poole
February 25, 2010

President Obama's health care summit is being broadcast here live, courtesy of the White House. Use the "Discuss" link below to add your comments, or comment on Twitter using the #ourfuture hashtag and watch the Twitter discussion on the feed to the right of this page. Bill Scher's Twitter coverage is below.

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