BRIEFING: The chair of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Carolyn Bartholomew, and the president of the Economic Strategy Institute, Clyde Prestowitz, discuss the economic impact of Obama's trip and the policies we should push for.» Read our series on Obama's China Challenge
Our Making It In America project champions the revival of manufacturing as essential to rebuilding the economy.
Robert Borosage: "Democrats finally got the subject right. They initially hoped to do a stealth, piecemeal plan. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's call for a jobs agenda and President Obama's summit invite responses closer to the scale needed to deal with the challenge we face." Read more »
"It still won’t change the need to restructure the rest of our economy so that it, too, provides good pay and benefits to all of us instead of concentrating all wealth and income at the top." Read more »
Health Care Reform Moves Forward
As the health insurance reform battle moves back to the Senate and the final stretch, progressives need to remember how far we have come, and why we must see this fight through to the end.
Phillip Cryan: Health Care Reform Now at a “Which Side?” Moment for Progressives | » read more
PLUS
» Terrance Heath: The Morality of Health Care Reform 6 Part Series
» Read the Roger Hickey and Diane Archer statement
» Progressive Breakfast on bill details and progressive community reaction
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Senator Harry Reid, the Majority Leader, has introduced the Senate's health reform bill. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), is projected to reduce the federal budget deficit by $130 billion in the first 10 years. So how does the final Senate bill stack up against the House bill in the categories I discussed in my previous post ("House Health Bill Should Be A Model For The Senate")? Pretty much as expected.
President Obama is home from China and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission today releases its 2009 report to Congress. What have we learned? That we need to pay attention because we’re getting schooled. read more »
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
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The country needs a jobs program and needs it right now. Cash for Caulkers would be a good start. A new Civilian Conservation Corps would be another. But let's not allow a jobs program to cover over the need for real changes in the structure and core principles of our economy. read more »
This post is an excerpt of testimony presented to the Senate Agriculture Committee on November 18, 2009 in a hearing on legislation reforming regulation of financial markets. The testimony was presented on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform. read more »
I like that President Obama accords his Asian peers with respect, bowing if tradition calls for it, even though it raises the hackles of some wingnuts. But bowing to the wishes of China is another matter altogether. I'm completely underwhelmed with the results of the President's trip to China, especially with so much at stake. read more »
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
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President Obama’s 2010 budget would transform the federal financial aid system that struggling students and families rely on to pay for college. The proposed budget cuts excessive lender subsidies, moves to more efficient direct lending instead, and invests the savings in students. Our report examines the impact, for the entire country and for students in each state.
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