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Why Caddell's Wrong - Passing The Bill Will Help Democrats

By Richard (RJ) Eskow

March 13, 2010

There's a lot of buzz in health care circles about an editorial in today's Washington Post entitled "If Democrats ignore health-care polls, midterms will be costly." That could be dangerous: the author's conclusions are contradicted, not supported, by the available facts. more »

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The Export-Import Challenge

By Natasha Chart

March 12, 2010

President Obama spoke yesterday at the annual conference of the Export-Import Bank, where he discussed the creation of the Export Promotion Cabinet and last year's efforts by the Export-Import Bank to directly extend financing for the purchase of American exports. more »

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Fed Audit Bitterly Opposed By Treasury

By Ryan Grim

From huffingtonpost.com

March 12th, 2010

huffingtonpost.com —
The cult of unwarranted secrecy mobilising its forces against transparency is personified by Geithner and Bernanke.

"...The idea that the Fed's mission would be undermined by an audit, said Grayson, "is a scarecrow erected by people who want to cover up the actions of the Fed for their own purposes, including those who actually have worked at part of the Fed, to prevent accountability at any cost..."

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When Conservatives Are Right...

By Dave Johnson

March 12, 2010

Pat Buchanan has a column today on manufacturing, The Disemboweling of America, that hits the nail on the head. In fact, if I fairly excerpt enough of the column and send you over to read it, my work here is done. For today. more »

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U.S. Income Equality May Equal Mexico's by 2043

By Tula Connell

March 12, 2010

Two reports out this week offer a telling glimpse into the direction of the nation. more »

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Census Time for Billionaires

By Sam Pizzigati

March 11, 2010

The world's super-duper rich, in the new Forbes magazine count, total just over 1,000 — and hold more wealth than half of humanity.

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LIVE WEBCAST 9:30 am ET, March 12: Currency Manipulation

From epi.org

March 11th, 2010

epi.org — China manipulates its currency. President Obama has promised to take action. But how to respond? An EPI forum on March 12 will examine the right path forward. WATCH A LIVE WEBCAST.

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Demand an "Up or Down Vote" On Real Financial Reform

By Richard (RJ) Eskow

March 11, 2010

After more than a year of closed-door negotiations, the President and other Democrats have finally appropriated a Republican phrase by calling for "an up or down vote" on the resulting health reform legislation. Great idea - so great, in fact, that we should do even better on financial reform.

This time, let's have an up-or-down vote on each of the vital policy planks that constitute meaningful reform. Instead of having politicians do their horsetrading in private and leaving the public vote until the end, let's have a public show of hands on the vital economic issues of our time.. more »

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Getting Direct Foreign Investment In US Workers

By Natasha Chart

March 11, 2010

Remember the Texas wind project that got this whole discussion started about where the stimulus money was going? The Chinese company involved in the project is now scoping out sites in Nevada for a 1,000 person manufacturing and assembly plant, like they said they would. more »

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Why Won't Obama Label China A Currency Manipulator?

By Dave Johnson

March 11, 2010

There is a great deal of pressure on the Obama administration to declare China as a currency manipulator, and with very good reason: they are manipulating their currency. more »

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War in a Box

By Norman Solomon

March 11, 2010

The event on the House floor Wednesday afternoon was monumental -- the first major congressional debate about U.S. military operations in Afghanistan since lawmakers authorized the invasion of that country in autumn 2001. But, as Rep. Patrick Kennedy noted with disgust on Wednesday, the House press gallery was nearly empty. more »

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ACLU of Southern California Action Alert

By ACLU

From socal.aclu.org

March 11th, 2010

socal.aclu.org —

L.A. County, Don't Make the Homeless Crisis Worse!

On March 23, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on proposed changes to the county's Section 8 housing rules.

The new rules would prevent many of the chronically homeless from qualifying for low-income housing, worsening the homeless crisis and creating an undue burden on our stressed health care system.

Join us in action. Submit your comments before the March 23rd vote.

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Putting The Post- Post-Whale Oil Economy On Solid Ground

By Natasha Chart

March 10, 2010

If the Senate is only going to embrace trade protectionism for clean energy, it's no better than worrying about the deficit only when unemployment benefits are at stake. more »

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It Is Time To Put Our Foot Down: Ten Steps We Can Take to Stop Closing Factories and Eliminating Jobs

By Dave Johnson

March 10, 2010

The economy is still getting worse more slowly. We lost "only" 36,000 jobs last month. We need to create 11 million new jobs just to get back to where we were before "free-market" conservatives took over our government and dismanted the protections and regulations that had protected us from this. more »

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Bernanke Pulls a Kanye On CFPA, Then Gets Sideswiped

By Richard (RJ) Eskow

March 9, 2010

Almost everyone knows that to "pull a Kanye" means to steal the limelight when it rightfully belongs elsewhere. With Sen. Dodd's suggestion that the Consumer Financial Protection Agency be housed in the Federal Reserve, it looked as if Ben Bernanke had successfully "pulled a Kanye" on an independent CFPA. But before Bernanke had time to say "Imma let you finish" to Elizabeth Warren, the Fed Chair was sideswiped by a group of Senators who want to strip away his authority over any but the largest banks.

Now we've got a real mess on our hands. If the CFPA is housed in the Fed, but the Fed doesn't regulate most American banks, how will American consumers get the protection they need? more »

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Getting Solar Energy Stimulus Spending Right In California

By Natasha Chart

March 9, 2010

Thanks to $24 million in stimulus funding, Solar Power, Inc., a company that manufactures solar panels in China to install in the US is exploring opening a solar panel manufacturing plant in Sacramento, CA, to go along with a 10 m more »

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Google Plans New Solar Mirror Technology

From alternative-energy-news.info

March 9th, 2010

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Renewable energy allied to electro-mechanical efficiency is the key to sustainable economic, political and social stability worldwide, something I passionately believe in. When a simple technology, low-tech if you like, shows the potential that parabolic mirrors using the sun show, I smile with hope.

Go for it Google!

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International Women's Day is a Day for Action

By Alan Jenkins

March 9, 2010

President Obama and the First Lady recognized International Women’s Day earlier this week with a moving and sometimes funny ceremony in the East Room. more »

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The Terrible Punishment For Firing American Workers

By Natasha Chart

March 8, 2010

So, if you ran a company like Whirlpool that was planning to fire 1,000 American workers and move their jobs to Mexico, where you'd be paying your new employees $70 per week, one thing that might happen is that you might get publicly praised by a sitting US Senator. more »

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Offshore Wind Farm Construction - Pictures

By Jerome A. Paris

March 8, 2010

This post is part of the Wind power series.

After showing pictures of offshore wind turbine foundations in this story, I am pleased to be able to now post pictures of the above-the-water parts, before their installation at sea: more »

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Progressive Voices

Chief Whiner
By Ruth Marcus | March 12, 2010

A Disgrace For the Democrats
By Michael Tomasky | March 12, 2010

The Peasants Are Revolting
By Mike Lux | March 12, 2010

Why Are We Afraid to Tax the Super-Rich
By Les Leopold | March 12, 2010

The Public Option: The Way Forward
By Rep. Alan Grayson | March 12, 2010

Ponzi Nation
By Andy Kroll | March 12, 2010

Boeing and Machinists Union Coming Together in Jobs
By Mike Elk | March 11, 2010

Boeing and Machinists Union Coming Together in Jobs
By Mike Lux | March 11, 2010

Politicians Will Not Change The World
By John Perkins | March 11, 2010

Principles Before Heroes
By Robert B. Reich | March 11, 2010

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