Author: Isaiah Jerome Lewis Poole
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Keith Ellison Warns Democrats: Focus On People, Not Fund-Raising
\”Trying to go dollar for dollar with these Republicans is a losing strategy,\” says the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. \”Get out in the street and talk to the people.\”
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House Republicans Cue Up Another Tax Giveaway. Just Say No.
The House is about to get it all wrong in today\’s vote for a research and experimentation tax credit bill. Here\’s why the Campaign for America\’s Future has joined Americans for Tax Fairness in calling for a \”no\” vote.
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Blocked Wage Increase Another Sign Of Right\’s Economic Sabotage
What would otherwise be a virtuous economic cycle has been broken by wrong-headed economic austerity. The filibuster of a minimum wage bill Wednesday in the Senate is the latest example.
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Today\’s Senate Minimum Wage Vote Is A Moral Litmus Test
Religious leaders \”driven by Scripture’s repeated admonitions against exploiting and oppressing workers\” remind us that the Senate vote on the minimum wage is not just a key vote politically.
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What Progressives Can Learn From FDR\’s Fight For The Four Freedoms
In this audio interview, historian Harvey Kaye looks back to 1941 for lessons on how to build a progressive populist movement that can overcome the conservative-corporate money machine.
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Grassroots Activists Meet in D.C. In A \”Battle For the Capitol\”
A Sunday conference and a Monday march in Washington is designed to further a \”pro-equality populism,\” with an increase in the minimum wage and closing corporate tax loopholes as immediate demands.
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As Middle Class Falls Behind, We Need A Progressive Populist Response
The latest report that middle-income households are falling behind the counterparts in some other developed countries should embolden Democratic candidates to offer bolder, progressive populist prescriptions.
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Tell Boehner: Stop \”Throwing Spaghetti,\” Renew Unemployment Insurance
Call 661-BOEHNER and tell House Speaker John Boehner to stop the excuses and put help for the long-term unemployed up for a vote. And join today\’s \”Twitter storm\” at 2 p.m. Eastern to #RenewUI.
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Thomas Piketty: Wealth Inequality Corrupts Our Politics
The author of \”Capital in the 21st Century\” says the capturing of our political institutions by the ultra-wealthy is the single most serious concern stemming from today\’s worsening wealth inequality.
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Don\’t Let These Zombie Corporate Tax Breaks Come Back To Life
At the end of 2013 a pack of corporate tax breaks that long ago should have been weeded out of the tax code finally expired. Today is a good day to tell Congress to stop trying to revive these tax zombies.