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Levin and Merkley Hope Fail Whale Trade Will Force Loopholes Out of Volcker Rule
Volcker rule co-authors Jeff Merkley and Carl Levin think that the JPMorgan Chase “Fail Whale” trade offers an opportunity to get the regulatory apparatus back on point with their vision of the rule, one that they say should be stronger in barring the types of risky trading from occurring at commercial banks. [Read More...]
>Posted to Firedoglake on 18 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
Robert Creamer: Romney’s Bain Record: Playing By A Different Set of Rules Than Ordinary Americans
Mitt Romney’s history at the helm of Bain Capital tells us a lot about the kind of leader he would make as President. First, of… [Read More...]
>Posted to Politics on HuffingtonPost.com on 18 May 2012 | 2:19 pm
Mitt Romney’s advice for jerkface bullies
(click to pump. it up.)
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>Posted to Daily Kos on 18 May 2012 | 1:50 pm
Infuriated by ‘Valueless’ Testing, NYC Parents Vow to Fight Back
Parents from Williamsburg to Riverdale say the state’s high-stakes standardized testing regimen is out of control and a serious threat to their children’s education. [Read More...]
>Posted to AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed on 18 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
The Political Drones Get Louder
The Tehreek Insaf party led by former Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan first stepped up the political heat against the Drones. Civil society groups, including Pakistani lawyers, and now also groups from the U.S. and Britain have joined the campaign.
“We believe Drone strikes are illegal according to international law because they kill inn [Read More...]
>Posted to NationofChange on 18 May 2012 | 7:34 am
What Hillary Clinton Says Being Gay Is (And Isn’t)
Do you agree?
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>Posted to MoveOn.Org on 17 May 2012 | 10:27 pm
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Slam Latest Chapter in Republican War on Women
The House should take up the Senate bill, which passed with 68 votes, instead of reducing domestic… [Read More...]
>Posted to Congressional Progressive Caucus: Hot Topics on 16 May 2012 | 9:37 pm
The Liming Liberal Democrat
Progressive Liberal Democrat and Air Force Veteran John Liming describes the motivation for his daily blogging, “I want to do what I can to help protect and preserve The Heart And Soul of my Beloved Homeland, America!” from The Liming … Continue reading
David Swanson
Progressive political blogger David Swanson is the author of “When the World Outlawed War,” “War Is A Lie” and “Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union. Swanson has played a key role in many progressive activities, … Continue reading
This Can’t Be Happening
This Can’t Be Happening is a news collective originally founded in 2004 as a blog by Dave Lindorff. The collective now also includes John Grant, Linn Washington and Charles M. Young, who share Dave’s profound frustration with the establishment corporate … Continue reading
Chris Weigant
Chris Weigant, political commentator, author, and blogger, has been a regular contributor to The Huffington Post since 2006. Chris describes his political outlook as “left libertarian.” From Chris Weigant’s blog From The Archives — GOP PUMAs? The thought which keeps … Continue reading
Chris Floyd
Award-Winning journalist and author of Empire Burlesque – High Crimes and Low Comedy in the Bush Imperium, Chris Floyd blogs about the American political scene. News from Chris Floyd’s Empire Burlesque The Stations and the Streets: A Battered Coin for … Continue reading
Barry Lando
Barry Lando, former producer with 60 Minutes and author of “Web of Deceit-the History of Western Complicity in Iraq from Churchill to Kennedy to G.W. Bush” blogs mainly on U.S. policy in the Middle East and Central Asia. News from … Continue reading
Congressional Progressive Caucus
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) promotes a strong, progressive agenda, called “The Progressive Promise–Fairness for All”. The four core principles of the Progressive Promise are: 1. Fighting for economic justice and security for all; 2. Protecting and preserving our civil … Continue reading