23 Feb 2012
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We need jobs, not hate.
When foreign companies like Honda and Hyundai were looking to set up shop, they found a positive business climate and a good labor market in Alabama – and they offered the promise of good jobs for communities that desperately needed them.
But a draconian, racist law changed all of that for Alabamians. Click here to fight against it.
The law has legitimized...
Where is the blueprint for the 46 million people in poverty?
Earlier this week, President Obama released his budget proposal for 2013. Much of the coverage has focused on deficit reduction. A CNN article critiqued the budget for doing too “little to reform the entitlement programs that pose the biggest long-term threat to the federal budget.” If even the progressive Center...
This week, President Obama announced his $3.8 trillion budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year. At 256 pages, the President’s proposal calls for $1.4 trillion in revenues for the highest income earners, as well as slashes the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years.
The President’s budget proposal has three clear objectives: strengthening our middle class, protecting...
President Obama laid out his blueprint for America during last night’s State of the Union speech. The President didn’t talk about short-term solutions to keep unemployment low; he focused on long-term problem-solving to make our government more effective. And he focused specifically on manufacturing and creating sustainable employment practices here in the US.
In the Republican...
The Real State of the Union: 99% Are Suffering While 1% Prosper
Lawmakers Must Stop Pandering to their Wealthiest Constituents
From our Press Release
Since December 2010, Congress has done little but pander to the interests of the top 1%, entertaining proposal after proposal that would put all sacrifices on the backs of working families. We congratulate the President on standing up to...
