I didn't expect to see serious economic policy discussions in the "Republican Pledge To America," but even by Washington, D.C. standards, this document is staggeringly disingenuous. more »
A full 90 members of Congress who voted to bailout Wall Street in 2008 failed to support financial reform reining in the banks that drove our economy off a cliff. more »
When Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1928, the Republican party promised his victory would assure the prosperity of “a chicken in every pot.” This week, Republicans proffered a similar pledge to America. more »
A brutal competition pits worker against worker continually now in this country. Five unemployed people vie with each other for each available job. It’s like a cruel game of musical chairs, with five desperate competitors for one seat.
Workers who’ve lost cars to repossession and homes to foreclosure run around frantically trying to get that one job. more »
The top Republican fundraiser in the Senate, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, just gave a preposterous speech on Wall Street reform in which he pushed the plan recently promoted recently by disgraced J.P. Morgan Economist James Glassman. more »
Representative John Kline (R-MN) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced legislation this week that keeps our broken student loan system in status quo, with corrupt private lenders and federal bank subsidies worth billions. more »
The Republican strategy of obstruction is working. Obstruct all progress, and blame Democrats for getting nothing done. The latest Pew poll shows Congressional Favorability Falls to 24-Year Low
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