Blog Archive: April, 2009


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CNN Clip: Grading Obama's First 100 Days

By David Sirota
April 30, 2009

I appeared on CNN this weekend to grade President Obama's first 100 days with anchor Don Lemon, White House correspondent Ed Henry and former Bush domestic adviser Ron Christie.

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390 Years Minus 100 Days, Pt. 1

By Terrance Heath
April 30, 2009

It's absurd to judge Obama's success at cleaning up messes that were decades in the making, based on his first 100 days in office. It's equally absurd to expect the first 100 days in the administration of an African-American president to change 390 years of racial history in this country. But it's an opportunity to asses were we really are, where we're headed and how far we've yet to go.

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Ken Lewis Ouster: The Start of Something Big

By Mike Elk
April 30, 2009

Wednesday marked the beginning of what could be a stockholders revolution as Bank of America CEO Kenneth D. Lewis was ousted as chairman of the board. read more »

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Progressive Breakfast: Budget Passes With PAYGO Compromise

By Bill Scher
April 30, 2009

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Budget passes as Blue Dogs make PAYGO concession. President backs carbon cap and public health plan option, while rebutting attacks that Social Security is going bankrupt.

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"A Deal's A Deal"...Unless A Millionaire Made A Deal, and Then It's Not a Deal

By David Sirota
April 29, 2009

Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D) is opposing legislation that would let bankruptcy judges force banks to renegotiate the terms of predatory home loans so as to prevent homeowners from being thrown out on the street. Here is his rationale: read more »

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The Far Right's First 100 Days: Shifting Into Overdrive

By Sara Robinson
April 29, 2009

Somewhere back in February, about three weeks into the Obama Administration, everybody on the left suddenly noticed that there was something different going on with the conservatives. The outrageous screeds and paranoid delusions sounded pretty much as they always had -- but there was a new fury behind them, a strident urgency that hadn't been there before, and a very audible shift of the gears in right-wing behavior and rhetoric.

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Obama's Grade at 100? What About Our Grade?

By Robert Borosage
April 29, 2009

100-Days-Forward-75.gifRather than just grading the president, I suggest we might profitably assess our own 100 days. Obama has stormed the national and world stages in his first weeks. But how have we done—particularly the progressives who have such a large stake in the success of this president—in relation to Obama? He has demonstrated remarkable mastery of the powers of the presidency to lead the country. Have we mastered the power of the citizenry to empower the president?

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Progressive Breakfast: Does the Specter Switch Impact Issues?

By Bill Scher
April 29, 2009

Progressive Breakfast

Will the Specter switch impact health care, climate and EFCA?

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EFCA: Making Green Jobs, Good Jobs

By Mike Elk
April 28, 2009

Last December, Republic Windows, maker of energy-efficient windows, gained worldwide attention when members of United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers (UE) Local 1110 occupied the plant after their company refused to provide them with severance pay. read more »

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The Financial Warning Almost Everyone Ignored

By Isaiah J. Poole
April 28, 2009

Top government and industry officials had ample time and ample information to prevent today's financial crisis, but chose to do nothing. Knowing what led to their making that choice is the reason why we need an independent commission, says Keating Five investigator William K. Black.

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