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A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rights
The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have disastrous implications for US consumers.
The Shriveling State of the Union
To hear his fifth State of Union address, an uninformed listener might think America's problems are limited and manageable.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Opposes Giving the President New Fast-Track Powers, and More
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that he opposes giving the President new fast-track powers.
US Foreign Policy in Latin America Leaves an Open Door for China
America's “pivot” to Asia along with decades of heavy-handed policy give China an opportunity to rebalance global powers.
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Obama Calls for “Opportunity for All”: Eight Policies to Make It Happen
Here are eight with the power to truly create the universal opportunity the president called for.
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Jobs: Boehner-McConnell Hypocrisy Blocks Obama-Conyers Action
The American Jobs Act would net 1.9 million new jobs and slice the unemployment rate by a percentage point.
SOTU: President’s Base Opposes Fast Track for TPP
Corporate interests that fought the president's re-election are lobbying for him to use the speech to call on Congress to enact Fast Track authority for the TPP.
“A Silent Coup”: Jeremy Scahill & Bob Herbert on Corporate, Military Interests Shaping Obama’s SOTU
On issues from domestic inequality to foreign policy, President Obama delivered the fifth State of the Union with a vow to take action on his own should Congress stonewall …
Obama’s Minimum Wage Hike Excludes Hundreds of Thousands Fed Contractor Workers
Amy Traub: Obama's $10.10 minimum wage hike is a clear victory for hundreds of thousands of workers of new or renewed contracts but will still exclude a large group …
Obama’s Address Fails to Look at Roots of Income Inequality
David Cay Johnston: $10.10 minimum wage for federal contractors is a restoration not rise in wages since minimum wage is substantially lower now than in 1960s.