It’s no longer a surprise that most progressives have come to the conclusion that if President Barack Obama was ever a progressive, he is
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Stand-up progressives: Schakowsky offers a different idea on deficit-reduction
Last week, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, offered a preliminary plan to reduce
Thanks, President Obama: Credit-card holders get a better deal
Don’t believe ‘em when they say the progressive agenda is unloved by American citizens. Much has been accomplished in the first two years of
Bernie Sanders’ progressive deficit-reduction plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on Friday, November 12 that he will work with members of Congress, labor unions, seniors’ organizations, economists and others to
1956: A presidential election to remember
The 1952 and 1956 presidential elections between Republican Dwight Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson might stand as the last time that the American people had a choice between two capable candidates with clear and reasonable philosophies of government.
A progressive “to-do” list for lame-duck Congress
There’s still time to push the progressive agenda forward in Congress before the big Republican majority takes over in January 2011, and that’s what
Will President Obama use executive powers to help ordinary Americans?
In a recent Huffington Post article, Dan Froomkin urges President Obama to pursue a progressive agenda despite the recent takeover of the House by
President Obama’s 244 accomplishments
Some say that the Nov. 2 election is a referendum on President Obama’s first two years in office. If that’s so—voters have a lot
Jeffrey Sachs on how to heal our economy
In a recent article in the The Huffington Post, economist Jeffrey Sachs confirms what many of us fear—that we could be facing a double-dip recession. But he has
The importance of keeping public housing public
People across the nation are speaking out against the Obama administration’s intention to privatize 1.2 million public housing units, under a HUD proposal called