Dec 19, 2012: Happy Holidays!
The Progress Report will be taking a break for the holidays beginning today. For all of the latest news on the fiscal showdown, the Sandy Hook shooting, and everything else, please check out ThinkProgress on the web and on Twitter. Better yet, download our free mobile app. We wish you a safe and happy holiday [...]
Dec 18, 2012: Things Are Different This Time
Ten Pro-Gun Legislators Willing to Consider New Gun Regulations Following last week’s gun massacre in Newton, Connecticut, public support for commonsense gun safety regulations is surging. One poll out today found that support had risen nearly 20 points since this Spring. hitting a ten-year high. As we know, overwhelming public support (or opposition) doesn’t guarantee [...]
Dec 17, 2012: Five Sensible Steps
A Sensible Path Forward on Gun Safety Last night, President Obama once again committed himself and the nation to meaningful action to reduce gun violence in our society: This is our first task — caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, [...]
Dec 14, 2012: Tragedy
President Obama: This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims, counsel their families. We’ve endured too many [...]
Dec 13, 2012: Winning
Public Overwhelmingly Backs Obama in the Fiscal Showdown We know that President Obama won a mandate on the issue of taxes, but Republican leaders in Congress just haven’t gotten the message. Just yesterday, Speaker Boehner made a new “offer” to the president that underscore the GOP’s tone deaf attitude and lack of seriousness. Rather than [...]
Dec 12, 2012: Hostages
Another Way the GOP Favors the Wealthy Over Everyone Else While much of the discussion around the fiscal showdown has rightly focused on the top tax rates for the wealthiest Americans, there are a lot of other very important tax issues to sort. Notably, many expanded tax credits for low-wage workers and other important tax [...]
Dec 11, 2012: The Time Is Now
Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform After Mitt Romney lost the Latino vote by more than 40 points, some Republicans suddenly seem willing — even eager — to take up immigration reform legislation. And it’s widely expected that President Obama will “begin an all-out drive for comprehensive immigration reform, including seeking a path to citizenship” as [...]
Dec 10, 2012: Right to Work For Less
Sneak Attack on Unions All About Politics, Not Economics As we discussed last week, Republicans in Michigan are ramming through so-called “right to work” legislation (along with several other highly controversial bills) during the final days of lame duck session. A new report out today from our colleagues at the Center for American Progress underscores [...]
Dec 7, 2012: Free The Pills!
Emergency Contraception Day of Action The Obama administration’s record on women’s health issues is very strong, particularly on the issue of expanding affordable access to contraception through Obamacare. Nevertheless, a year ago the Obama administration decided to maintain an age restriction on emergency contraception. This restriction makes it more difficult for everyone to obtain, including [...]
Dec 6, 2012: Workers Under Attack — Again
Last Minute Attack on Unions in Michigan After sweeping into complete control of state government for the first time in almost a decade following the 2010 election, Michigan Republicans wasted little time before pursuing numerous pieces of right-wing legislation, including An anti-democratic “emergency manager” law that let appointed managers completely take away control of municipal [...]
