by Dave Johnson | Dec 11, 2009 | Blog
Opponents of financial reform, after huddling with banking lobbyists, are now circulating a story that the reform bills are nothing more than more bailouts for the big banks. In fact the bills do the opposite, and have a mechanism for shutting banks down instead of...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 11, 2009 | Blog
Bernie Sanders, Al Franken, and Sherrod Brown have introduced a bill in the Senate that would replace the excise tax on higher-cost health plans with a tax on very high-earners. This amendment would put the Senate's proposal in line with the House bill, removing one...
by Eric Lotke | Dec 11, 2009 | Blog, Economy
Conservatives are using the economic crisis to push through their favorite tricks. The latest trick is a commission to cut the budget and cut the debt without the inconvenience of the democratic process. It’s a strange distraction from the real problem. The real...
by Bill Scher | Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Medicare Buy-In Proposal Roils Congress Sens. Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman start to hedge on deal. Politico: "Lieberman indicated that he was growing...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 11, 2009 | Blog
The other day I posted Green Revolution - Ideology Holding America Back The world understands that "green energy" is the next big industry that will drive the world economy. Actually, the rest of the world has understood this for some time and has been investing and...
