New TomPaine.com Takes on the Right-Wing (NUTCASE!)
The Institute for America's Future recently unveiled an enhanced TomPaine.com website that provides a one-stop center for daily progressive analysis and actions on the Web. » more
Forging a Bold Plan to Revitalize Education (THEY DID SO WELL SO FAR /sarcasm!)
The Institute for America's Future and the Center for American Progress created a national task force to ensure excellence in public education. The task force will engage business, public policy and community leaders in a national series of major public hearings across the country. » more
The Take Back Medicare Campaign (Take it back from what?!)
A campaign to educate and mobilize Americans to reclaim Medicare from drug and insurance companies and to push for progressive healthcare reform. » more
3.3 Million New Jobs, Freedom from Imported Oil (Kerry/Edwards should go first!)
A broad coalition of labor activists, environmentalists, business and political leaders formed the Apollo Alliance to bring about a more secure energy policy and end our economic decline. » more
35 States Have Fewer Jobs On Bush Watch (which is a LIE!)
The Bush administration predicted the “Jobs and Growth” tax cut would stimulate the economy to create 5.5 million jobs by the end of 2004. The national economy has fallen over 2 million jobs short of the projected growth, with Hawaii being the only state ahead of projections. » more
Social Security Information Project (BS!)
IAF is the leading organization for education about current threats to the Social Security system. Through policy studies, talking points, survey research, and other activities, IAF provides materials that educate the public about Social Security and the pitfalls of privatization. » more
http://www.ourfuture.org/institute/index.cfm
The proposal on my latest book, on Tom Paine, went out the door this week. I look forward to its publication for a variety of reasons, one of them to stick a thumb in the eye of these people.
Congressman Billybob
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