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Who is to blame for the crisis at the VA?
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked legislation 11 weeks ago that would have expanded federal health care and education programs for veterans.
Now is the time for action
A conference committee has been established, with a Dec. 13 report back date to propose a new budget. Republican Paul Ryan is already discussing cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Big business behind Rick Perry's push in Missouri
Rick Perry, the right-wing Republican governor of Texas, is running TV and radio ads - backed by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce - attacking the Democratic governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon.
Only one place to cut: Pentagon
There is a smart, good, and doable solution. We must move the money to invest in programs that will create jobs and turn the economy around.
Sick and tired of austerity
It's clear that the wealthy backers of the "tear down every advance for working people since the New Deal" crowd have lots of phony arguments about debt and austerity.
Jobs report indicates "more work" needed
Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its employment report for February. The 236,000 new jobs might have been "better than expected," but are still inadequate.
Paul Ryan's Pell Grant cuts are unjust, misguided
In a time where tuition and books costs are strangling many low-income and working class students, why are we cutting when we should be funding this vital program?
It’s thumbs down on “austerity” in Europe
The European solution of austerity has been totally discredited not just on that continent but by workers and their allies around the world.
Ryan budget: A nightmare in the making
House Republicans approved a budget that is far worse than any reasonable person could, up to now, have imagined would ever come out of a U.S. Congress.
