Showing posts with label State of the Union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State of the Union. Show all posts
Sunday, February 9, 2020

Civility in politics is harder than you think

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  When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up the text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in full public view, her supporters...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Trump has already broken all of the promises he made to workers during the State of the Union

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  Tuesday night, President Donald Trump gave his first official State of the Union speech. The script was as expected: He bragged about his ...
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Hank Sanders: Senate Sketches #1493: Is democracy dying on the vines in the United States?

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  Is democracy dying on the vines in these United States of America? There are some pervasive signs. My one vote won’t make a difference. My...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Sam Fulwood III: Saving the best for last

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  As President Barack Obama delivered his seventh—and final—State of the Union address Tuesday night, I looked on with amazement that border...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Adam Hersh: Stable economic footing should focus agenda on inclusive prosperity

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  Economic growth is returning the United States to more stable footing, but stronger growth is not translating into the dream of widely sha...
Saturday, February 1, 2014

A Step in the right direction on retirement

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  In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama announced MyRA, a new initiative to help Americans save for retire...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

Christian E. Weller and Nick Bunker: A Higher minimum wage will not hurt U.S. businesses

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  The minimum-wage increase President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address—$9 per hour by the end of 2015—should be a d...