It’s going to be interesting when more pipelines – and bridges, freeways, train tracks, dams, etc. – begin to crumble as they deteriorate.
Under Their Feet: Oil Pipeline Spill Forces Neighborhood To Evacuate
by T. Steelman •
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New FDA Laws In View – Making Our Food Safer
by T. Steelman •
The new standards address farmers and manufacturers and will bring the food industry into the 21st century.
Want Economic Growth? Study Says To Build Bridges
by Nathaniel Downes •
The infrastructure across the United States is in a state of near collapse thanks to Republican obstructionism, and a new report says that is holding back the economy.
24 Policies That Republicans Supported BEFORE They Were Against Them
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Since President Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, Republicans have reversed their stances on many different policies and beliefs. Here are 24 of them.
What Happens After The Olympics?
by Nathaniel Downes •
The Super Rich – All Thanks To The Government
by Nathaniel Downes •
When Are Taxes Too High? (Op-Ed)
by Nathaniel Downes •
We Need a New Works Progress Administration
by Christie Ward •
The recent GOP tax plan written by Paul Ryan involves cutting taxes on the wealthy, and slashing benefits for everyone else.
The Candidate Of ‘NO’: Legislation Ron Paul Has Voted Against
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Ron Paul is one of those politicians who says no for a living. As a representative of Texas, Paul has surprisingly voted against quite a few pieces of legislation that would shock many Americans.
Progressivism Is About Saving Capitalism From Itself
by Winning Progressive •
It has often been said that FDR saved capitalism from itself. What that means is that he took office at the lowest depths of the Great Depression, when it was clear that rampant uncontrolled capitalism had not only failed to benefit the more than one-third of Americans were ill-housed, ill-clothed, and ill-fed, but had also collapsed on itself due to the uncontrolled excesses that unregulated free markets had created.
How Republican Loyalty To Their Masters Is Destroying America
by Mitchell S. Gilbert •
This short story offers a parable about the politics of a small town where one rich family was able to protect themselves and their financial bottom-line by controlling the local media and making sure that they ‘owned’ as many local elected officials as possible.
Clinging To Their Fiscally Conservative Fantasy Is Clearly Getting In The Way Of Putting People Back To Work
by Chris •
Yesterday Senate Republicans successfully filibustered a $60 billion infrastructure spending package. This marks the third time in less than a month that Republicans have filibustered legislation that is completely paid for and designed to create jobs.
Mitch McConnell’s Office Occupied By Unemployed Protesters (VIDEO)
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Some unemployed protesters are taking the OWS movement to the DC office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Approximately 40 protesters are occupying McConnell’s office until they get a meeting with him. Nearly two months ago, protesters in Wisconsin occupied Paul Ryan’s office and were then locked out.
Snowstorms, Heat Waves, Power Failures And The Failure Of GOP Power
by Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" Rosario •
How often does your power go out during bad weather? Do you think maybe the richest, most advanced country in the world should be able to do something about that? Not if the GOP has anything to say about it.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Supports Infrastructure Spending, But Not For America. For Libya
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
They have no interest in helping the masses of struggling Americans because they stupidly believe it will help them win the election and get the black man they hate so much out of the Oval Office.
Rick Perry Wants To Build Afghanistan’s Infrastructure, But Opposes Building America’s
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
If Republicans are pro-America, how come they want to build infrastructure in foreign nations, yet oppose building America’s infrastructure? You can add Rick Perry to the long list of Republicans who feel that way.
8 Reasons the Buffett Rule is NOT ‘Class Warfare’
by Liberal Lamp Post •
Class warfare simply means ‘conflict between social or economic classes’ but Republicans are trying to spin class warfare into connotations of trouble-makers inventing imaginary problems with unfair solutions. Here are 8 reasons why the Buffett rule – or ‘shared sacrifice’ from the wealthy – is NOT ‘class warfare.’
The GOP Cares More About Rebuilding Iraq Than Rebuilding America
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Republicans have no sympathy whatsoever for those affected by these disasters. They simply refuse to approve the funding necessary to rebuild America unless spending cuts are made to offset it. But apparently, they were perfectly willing to approve $50 billion of funding to rebuild Iraq, and they didn’t call for a single dollar in cuts to offset it.
‘Pass This Jobs Bill.’ Obama Delivers Pitch-Perfect Speech on American Jobs Act
by Liberal Lamp Post •
(Video and Best Quotes.) If you were looking for the President to devise an intelligent plan to create immediate jobs and deliver it with coherent, powerful rhetoric and a dogged defense of liberal ideals, Obama hit a home run. The oration of his Sept. 8 Joint Session on jobs creation was on point. The urgent message to Congress was clear and repetitive and it wasn’t so much a request as an expertly articulated demand:
President Obama’s Jobs Speech Challenges Republicans To Put Country First
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The President rose to the occasion tonight. His plan had it all. Middle class tax cuts, payroll tax cuts for small businesses, infrastructure spending, jobs for servicemen returning from overseas, new jobs for teachers, closing tax loopholes, and gradually reforming Medicare are all part of the plan.