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The Economist: It’s the Progressive Caucus Budget Plan that Is Truly “Courageous”

By Joshua Holland On April 22, 2011  

The Economist notes the irony of the GOP’s abomination of a budget plan being called “serious” and “courageous” while a truly brave proposal that would actually, you know, decrease the size of the national debt is largely ignored.

First, a quote from Matt Miller: “Mr Miller’s column notes that ‘the Congressional Progressive Caucus [...]

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Congress’s First Power Demolishes Tea Party’s “Constitutional Principle”

By Paul On March 9, 2011  

The Constitution grants Congress the authority to raise and spend money for the general welfare. The Tea Party’s claim, never challenged by so-called pundits on TV, that all spending except on defense and a few other items is “unconstitutional” is totally demolished.

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A Chance to Talk with Congress

By Beth Becker On March 7, 2011  

I’ve been blogging on Daily Kos since Fall of 2006.  In that time, I’ve mostly blogged about what I call “fluff” – pooties, soups, community because to me community is the backbone of the Progressive Agenda.

In my 4.5 years there I’ve seen a lot of good, and some not so good.  I’ve seen Kossacks [...]

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With All Eyes on the States, GOP Quietly Pushes Ridiculous Anti-Labor Bill Through Congress

By Joshua Holland On March 3, 2011  

While we’ve seen unprecedented attention on workers’ struggles in Wisconsin, Ohio and other state capitols, the GOP is pushing a bill through Congress that would make organizing transportation workers all-but-impossible. It was sponsored by House Transportation Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) who, as you might expect, is “a major recipient of campaign contributions from the airline [...]

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“Maybe you shouldn’t have supported trillions in unfunded wars…”

By Adam Lambert On February 28, 2011  

What “the great deficit debate” really boils down to is one thing: priorities.

Deficits weren’t a priority when nearly all Republicans and a good number of Democrats voted for the ill conceived and ill advised invasions and occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq close to a decade ago. They weren’t a priority when tens, if not [...]

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