by Robert Borosage | Dec 2, 2009 | Blog
..."[O]ur troop commitment in Afghanistan cannot be open-ended -- because the nation that I am most interested in building is our own."—President Obama But Afghanistan comes first? President Obama made the best possible case for dispatching more troops to...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 2, 2009 | Blog, Economy
The “Jobs Summit” is Thursday. Are they going to try to get things back to normal? I hope not! “Normal” isn’t an option anymore, because it is what led to where we are. The financial sector bailout is based on the idea that things will get back to “normal” if the...
by Alan Jenkins | Dec 1, 2009 | Blog
On issue after issue, President Obama is locked in a struggle for the hearts and minds of the American people. At issue—transcending health care reform, economic stimulus, the bailout of banks and automakers, and beyond—is the role of government in our society. The...
by Sara Robinson | Dec 1, 2009 | Blog
I've lived in Canada for very nearly six years now. I've loved it here. I love the people, the health care system, the bigness of the place, and the fact that the Canadian Charter of Rights includes an Equal Rights Amendment. I own a home, pay taxes, and am learning...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 1, 2009 | Blog, Economy
A federal program of direct job funding, even at a time when unemployment is expected to exceed 10 percent for the next several months, is the third rail of any discussion about reducing unemployment. But to say that the government should not, to borrow a phrase from...
