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The downward mobility of the American middle class, and why Mitt Romney doesn't know

Kim posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 8:00 am
January’s increase in hiring is good news, but it masks a bigger and more disturbing story – the continuing downward mobility of the American middle class. Most of the new jobs being created are in the lower-wage sectors of the economy – hospital orderlies and nursing aides, secretaries and t...
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Newt vs. Mitt: Mutually assured destruction, Part 2

Kim posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 7:00 pm
I wrote earlier that Newt Gingrich’s campaign is one of mutually assured destruction for the GOP. No one, I wrote, has to lift a finger to destroy Newt Gingrich. Just stand back, give him room, and he’ll do it himself. The thing is, you want to stand way, way back — otherwise Newt’s liable...
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Daily digest – That good old can't do spirit

Kim posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:28 am
What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. Capturing the ECB (Project Syndicate) Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Joseph Stiglitz writes that since the ECB is free from the burden of accountability, it’s no surprise it puts special interests above the public interest. ...
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Morning pride 2/7

Kim posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:23 am
Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality. - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appea...
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Clean start 2/7

Kim posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:19 am
Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? Extreme to exceptional drought is now ongoing in Southeast Georgia and Southeast South Carolina. A two-year drought is ravaging farmers and commu...
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America's plutocrats play the political ponies

Kim posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:00 am
Life sometimes imitates art. Life also sometimes imitates political cliché. The cliché in this case: the notion that tunnel-vision political reporting has reduced campaigns for American public office to nothing more than mere “horse races.” This year, in the struggle for the Republican Presid...
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Why hasn't the Syrian regime collapsed?

Kim posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 7:00 pm
So there’s protests. And the army fires on protesters. Why hasn’t the army deserted? Why does the army follow orders? Why are the secret police and security services still able to identify many of the leaders and arrest or kill them? The answer is that the situation in Syria is not a situatio...
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Clean start 2/6

Kim posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 9:09 am
Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? U.S. officials, including North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, are now talking with Canadians about changing the operational plan for the dams that p...
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Morning pride 2/6

Kim posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 9:01 am
Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality. - GLAAD is calling upon CNN to fi...
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Daily digest – A choice not an echo

Kim posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 8:43 am
What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. The progressive vision America needs (Salon) Roosevelt Institute Fellow Sabeel Rahman introduces the 99 Percent Plan series. We gave conservatism and conservatism lite a chance; why not try something that works this time? The pri...
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Welcome to Our New Home! Momma Politico Joins A World Of Progress

Kim posted an article on - Feb 4, 2012, 5:23 pm
Hey, there, my fellow Politicos! I have exciting news! Momma Politico has a new home, as part of the A World of Progress family. Please change your reader or rss feed to our new address, http://mommapolitico.com so you won’t miss a single juicy political morsel! In addition to a bold new look, t...
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The lowly groundhog: Long may they live

Kim posted an article on - Feb 4, 2012, 10:00 am
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Thursday. That means there will be an additional six weeks of winter. Or, it means there will be an early Spring. It doesn’t make much difference. Phil has an accuracy rate of about 39 percent, according to the StormFax Weather Almanac. That’s probably abou...
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The Republican myth of Obama's 'entitlement society'

Kim posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 7:00 pm
One of the few things Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich agree on is that President Obama is turning America into “European-style welfare culture.” In his standard stump speech Romney charges Obama with creating a nation of dependents. “Over the past three years Barack Obama has been replacing our...
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Daily digest – (Re)defining our terms

Kim posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 8:14 am
What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. It’s Not the Very Poor That Romney Doesn’t Care About, It’s the Working Poor (TNR) Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Mark Schmitt writes that while Romney may have misspoke, his gaffe reflects a radical belief that no one co...
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Low capital gains tax rate leads to loss

Kim posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 8:00 am
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finally released his tax returns last week, revealing that less than 14 percent in federal taxes was paid, of his more than $20 million income earned last year. Once again, the question Warren Buffett first asked this past summer is being raised: Why do...
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Austerian dreams

Kim posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 7:00 pm
The Austerians have been driving economic policy in Europe lately, cutting government budgets dramatically in order to eliminate “crowding out” and thus spur economic growth. So has economic growth increased? Erm… No. In fact, much of Europe now is seeing economic collapse on a scale that e...
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Progressive breakfast 2/2

Kim posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 9:20 am
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: The Republican Myth Of Obama’s “Entitlement S...
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Clean start 2/2

Kim posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 9:15 am
Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? Thousands of people have been evacuated as floodwaters threaten dozens of towns across northern New South Wales in Australia. House Republicans ...
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Morning pride 2/2

Kim posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 8:58 am
Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality. - In case you missed it, the Washi...
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Daily digest – Poverty? Meh

Kim posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 8:48 am
What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. Obama’s Plan To Help Homeowners and Boost the Economy (The Nation) The president rolled out details of his plan to help underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages — unless they’re with the GSEs, which aren’t about to ...
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What would Adam Smith say?

Kim posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 7:00 pm
Posted in a world of progresspolitics Elizabeth Warren really hit a nerve among conservatives with her winning message about the the social contract and America’s economy. What I didn’t know is that she did it with an assist from the right’s favorite philosopher on economic policy. Just to ...
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Progressive breakfast

Kim posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 11:38 am
Posted in Campaign for America's Futurethe reading room Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING M...
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Clean start

Kim posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 9:31 am
Posted in the reading roomThinkProgress Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? Farmers from different communities in Senegal will meet climate scientists at a major meeting in Dakar, ...
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Morning pride

Kim posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 8:52 am
Posted in the reading roomThinkProgress Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s  round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out too. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquali...
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Daily digest – The Fed's inaction plan

Kim posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 8:09 am
Posted in New Deal 2.0the reading room What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. Fed Lowers Its Forecast for Growth, but Takes No Steps (NYT) Ben Bernanke’s take-away from this week’s FOMC meeting is that the economy is worse than expected, unemployment is still too ...
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Waiting for the explosion

Kim posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 8:00 am
Posted in a world of progresseconomy I’ve previously talked about the concentration of wealth — about how 60% of Americans are dirt-poor, lack access to the fundamental capital to make anything of themselves due to everything being hogged by the top 5% and especially the top 1%, and how this is...
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It's the Mad as Hell Doctors and Kitchen Table Politics with Momma Politico

Kim posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 9:00 pm
Posted in a world of progressAWOPAWOP RadioAWOP radioprogressive livingprogressive media center Hey Y’all! Miss our show last week? Not to worry here are the last 5 episodes! Listen to internet radio with AWOP Radio on Blog Talk Radio This week’s live show link—> November 6th We have a gr...
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Policing the 99 percent, Part 1

Kim posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 7:00 pm
Posted in a world of progresspolitics Much has already been written and said about violence police against unarmed OWS protesters in New York, Chicago, Boston, and now Oakland. From using pepper spray against peaceful protesters to lobbing flash bombs at unarmed protesters rushing to help an i...
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Progressive breakfast

Kim posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 10:45 am
Posted in Campaign for America's Futurethe reading room Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING M...
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Daily digest – Birthplace of democracy, graveyard of austerity?

Kim posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 9:22 am
Posted in New Deal 2.0the reading room   Austerity Faces Test as Greeks Question Their Ties to Euro (NYT) After much debate over how Greece should be punished for its fiscal mismanagement, Europe’s leaders have failed to account for the fact that Greeks are people too and the EU is not actual...
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Drinks are on the House (and Senate)

Kim posted an article on - Oct 22, 2011, 10:00 am
Posted in a world of progresspolitics “Got any idea how to make a frozen daiquiri?” Saturday. 6 a.m. A question no one else would have asked at that hour. I knew it had to be Marshbaum, my faux-friend foil. “Too early to be drinking,” I mumbled, then hung up. The phone rang again. “It...
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The Rachel Maddow "Man up" Koch Bros. Tribute Video

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 11:04 pm
Posted in mediaprogressive media center Our friend Jeni Decker from Closet Space Musings was so moved by the fabulous and to her ardent fans, flawless, Rachel Maddow’s fearless calling out of the Koch Brothers she created this tribute video! Check out her you tube channel here.
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Get a job? Get a clue!

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 7:00 pm
Posted in a world of progresspolitics “Get a job!” It’s the right-wing’s favorite retort to protesters on the left. It goes back at least as far as the 1960s and 1970s, and implies that only “dirty hippies” who are too lazy to work — and would rather mooch off the government and be su...
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Daily digest – Teach the children well. Or not.

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 10:18 am
Posted in New Deal 2.0the reading room What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. Senate Republicans Block Dem Jobs Bill For Teachers, Firefighters (TPM) Joined by two Democrats and whatever Joe Lieberman is these days, the GOP filibustered a millionaires surtax that woul...
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Progressive breakfast

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 10:14 am
Posted in Campaign for America's Futurethe reading room Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING M...
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Clean start

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 10:10 am
Posted in the reading roomThinkProgress Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? – The Environmental Protection Agency said it planned to regulate wastewater discharged by companies pro...
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Morning pride

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 10:04 am
Posted in the reading roomThinkProgress   Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out too. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEqua...
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King's lesson for Obama

Kim posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 8:00 am
Posted in a world of progresspolitics The dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall was uplifting and inspiring. It wasn’t because he was black, but because of what he did for all of mankind. He was a leader for justice in all things — not just for civil rights. I ...
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AWOP Radio 10/23/11 Author / Journalist Denis Campbell & Nicole Belle of Crooks and Liars

Kim posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 10:35 pm
Posted in a world of progressAWOPAWOP RadioAWOP radioprogressive media center Denis Campbell aka @UKProgressive on Twitter  joins us to talk about Tweeting the Egyptian uprising. Denis G Campbell is author of the book Egypt Unsh@ckled: Using social media to @#:) the System. He is editor-in-chie...
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The tea party to businesses: Stop hiring

Kim posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 7:00 pm
Posted in a world of progresspolitics Just when I think conservatives can’t surprise me any more, they surprise me with another jaw-dropper. And, no, I’m not talking about the recent Republican debate — though that yielded some real stunners, both from the candidates and the studio audienc...
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No apocalypse, but a chance to resurrect progressive radio?

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 7:00 pm
Posted in a world of progressmediareligion I’m filing this one under “Things I’d Do If I Won The Lottery.” It’s a long list. The only problem with it is that I never play the lottery, because “buying lottery tickets is an irrational act — the odds are hugely stacked against us.” S...
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Who we are

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 11:04 am
Posted in a world of progressprogressive living “We. Are. The 99 percent.!” It’s chanted in cadence. Not that we were marching in time to the cadence, but it felt good to define us as just plain people; the 99 percent who are getting screwed by the 1 percent. It might be why the cops are so ...
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Progressive breakfast

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 10:31 am
Posted in Campaign for America's Futurethe reading room Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING M...
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Clean start

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 9:09 am
Posted in the reading roomThinkProgress Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? If its bid to acquire El Paso Energy is approved, Kinder Morgan would become the “Exxon of pipeline comp...
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Morning pride

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 8:51 am
Posted in the reading roomThinkProgress   Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s  round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out too. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEq...
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Daily digest – The Great American Gloom

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 8:45 am
Posted in New Deal 2.0the reading room What you need to know to navigate today’s most critical debates. The silence of the elites (WaPo) Katrina vanden Heuvel writes that as the economy continues to implode, policymakers seem content to either sit on their hands and see what happens or activel...
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Jobs: Still the #1 national emergency

Kim posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 8:00 am
Posted in a world of progresseconomy We are in an absolute national jobs emergency and everyone outside of Washington, DC understands this. But if you read the DC-oriented press, you would think that the “issue” of jobs has come and gone. You would read that “each side” has “scored points...
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Do we need 'student loans' for billionaires?

Kim posted an article on - Oct 18, 2011, 7:00 pm
Posted in a world of progresseconomy Students of modest means must pay a stiff price to build their capacity to contribute to society — and pay interest if they can’t afford that price. A one-time wealth tax could apply this same principle to America’s rich. Polly Toynbee, a commentator for ...
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Kim posted an article on - Oct 18, 2011, 12:48 pm
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