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Obama’s budget tradeoffs leave vital steps missing
February 16, 2011"It's significantly less bad than the Republican budget - but it's not going to bring down unemployment in my hometown," one reporter commented at a White House press conference.
Read moreBudget cuts must be fought
February 15, 2011While far better than the GOP's right-wing wrecking ball budget, the president's budget unfortunately finds savings in cutting assistance to help poor and working people and keep them warm.
Read moreRight wing nuts are slipping in the polls
February 15, 2011Republican claims that they have an overwhelming majority mandate do not square with the polls.
Read moreSocial Security victory shows organizing is the way
February 14, 2011The struggle to protect Social Security from the Republicans and the Fiscal Reform Commission won a victory in President Obama's State of the Union address, and there's a lesson here.
Read moreWhat Frederick Douglass tells us about today
February 14, 2011Frederick Douglass was one of the great people’s leaders of the 19th century. And yet his towering intellect and multifaceted political experience have been insufficiently appreciated.
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