April 15, 2011
Obama’s Debt Speech: the Good and the Bad
By Michael Murphy
Obama’s speech was encouraging to hear for progressives, as all of his major speeches tend to be. The problem is when it comes to policy-making and when the President begins to cut deals. When bargaining time comes around Obama has consistently put forward a moderate proposal to begin with, and then made concessions to the right, leaving the resulting policy far from the progressive end of the spectrum (e.g. healthcare reform, financial reform, and Bush tax cut extension).
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April 12, 2011
Paul Ryan’s “Courageous” 2012 Budget Plan: Take Health Care from the Vulnerable, Give the Rich More Money
By Michael Murphy
Paul Ryan, Republican chair of the House Budget Committee and author of such striking fiscal wizardry as “A Roadmap to the Future,” recently bestowed his new solution to the country’s exploding healthcare costs: stop paying for it.
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March 24, 2011
Michigan: The Latest Attack on Democracy and the American Middle Class
By Michael Murphy
The latest initiatives to destroy the rights of working people and democracy in America passed through the Michigan legislature, and were signed by Governor Rick Snyder last week.
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