Chamber Of Commerce Works To Defeat, Not Implement Its Own Members' Preferences
The Chamber of Commerce polled local, state and national business leaders and found they overwhelming support policies like raising the minimum wage. So what did the Chamber do?
CVS Quits U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Over Smoking Stance
“CVS Health’s purpose is to help people on their path to better health, and we fundamentally believe tobacco use is in direct conflict with this purpose."
Does The Chamber Of Commerce Think SD Is Small And Inexpensive Enough To Buy?
Real Reform Democrat Rick Weiland called the Chamber a sham organization endorsing a sham candidate. He's right, and that's why Blue America has endorsed his candidacy for the South Dakota Senate.
BP Launches Massive PR Campaign To Demonize Oil Spill Victims
BP, the oil giant that, along with Halliburton and Transocean, was responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, is crying foul in the claims process of settlements for the victims of the spill. The company has launched a massive public relations offensive to paint themselves as the victims in this situation.
Because Ignorance Is Bliss (And A Little Explosive)
One of the great things about having Republicans run Texas is that you can pretty much crap anywhere as long as you ain’t one of them terrorists.
The Court, The Corporate Coup, And The Call To Struggle
Our democracy was under siege even before the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
Federal Government Nation’s Biggest Creator Of Low Wage Jobs: Time For Obama To Act
There was a moving and powerful event this morning at Union Station in DC where low wage workers for federal contractors, leaders of the faith community, and members of Congress all did a little preaching to President Obama. Their message could not have been clearer: it is time to finally to do something real to help low wage workers step out of poverty and into the middle class.
The Other Loser In 2012
It is so much better to win than to lose, and like all other Democrats I have spent a lot of happy hours since election day reading stories about all the right wing billionaires’ and Wall Street money that was wasted, and all the Republican
Sen Bill Nelson Blames DISCLOSE Act Failure On GOP Corruption
For the past two days, the Senate has been debating the DISCLOSE Act, bringing it up for a vote to end the filibuster twice. To Senate Democrats' credit, they've decided that if debate will not be closed, they will actually debate. They held a
Aetna Paid $7 Million In Contributions To Wingnut Groups For 'Education Purposes'
What topics do you suppose they want them to teach? I'm guessing it's about the benefits of a for-profit, barely-regulated health insurance industry, but that's just a wild guess. I wonder how many cancer treatments they disallowed to pay for
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