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Jane Hamsher & Nathan Newman: Taxes, Marijuana and More on the Ballot
October 21, 2010
"People are looking to state ballot initiatives to have some form of control over governance when elected officials are abdicating," says Jane Hamsher of this year's crop of ballot initiatives around the country. Perhaps best known is California's Proposition 19, which would legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana, but there are also important tax initiatives on ballots around the country, as well as state environmental regulations.
Farai Chideya, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Jane Hamsher & Nathan Newman
October 20, 2010
It's nearly the homestretch for the 2010 midterm elections, and unsurprisingly, race remains a hot topic. From a new ad in Nevada urging Latinos not to vote to Sharron Angle's latest comments about Latino youth looking Asian, and ongoing concern that black voters will not turn out in numbers like they did in 2008, it's clear that no matter how much candidates deny it, race is this season's hot button.
A Progressive Case for States' Rights?
March 20, 2010
As the health care bill drags toward a finish line, conservative opponents of the bill are raising a specter with some long history--"States' Rights." They claim to be able to nullify the federal reform bill on the state level, but the argument for states' rights has been made before to prevent progressive action from being taken, particularly around racial equality
States' Rights, Wafaa Bilal, and Budrus
March 19, 2010
As the health care bill drags toward a finish line, conservative opponents of the bill are raising a specter with some long history--"States' Rights." They claim to be able to nullify the federal reform bill on the state level, but the argument for states' rights has been made before to prevent progressive action from being taken, particularly around racial equality
Not Too Late to Stimulate Economy Equitably
January 6, 2010
The House of Representatives passed the the Jobs for Main Street Act on December 16, right before winter break. With the Senate poised to take it up and the country still hurting from the recession despite Wall Street's record profits, we ask a panel of experts what Congress and the administration need to do to ensure that stimulus funds get spent on the people who need them most.
Stimulus Spending, Yemen, and Nancy Giles
January 5, 2010
The House of Representatives passed the the Jobs for Main Street Act on December 16, right before winter break. With the Senate poised to take it up and the country still hurting from the recession despite Wall Street's record profits, we ask a panel of experts what Congress and the administration need to do to ensure that stimulus funds get spent on the people who need them most.
The Stimulus: Too Little, Too Late?
November 6, 2009
The Dow might be up and the economy might be growing, but where are all the jobs? With a multibilliondollar stimulus package facing criticism from Republicans for growing the deficit and from some on the left for being too small, we wonder just where the money did go.
Stimulate This, Fears of Fundamentalism, and Remembering Maine
November 5, 2009
Any real economic stimulus needs to make sure that the jobs created are good, with good benefits, living wages, and targeted to the people who need them the most.
Dems Hit The Trifecta: Progressive States Network
November 14, 2008
For the first time since 1935, Democrats in NY hit the trifecta - meaning Dems will control both legislative chambers and the governor's office. Parallel to the historic Presidential race and gains made by Democrats in the Congress, there's another electoral story with broad national consequences. Democrats won profound victories on the state level.

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