by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 20, 2009 | Blog
There was a major victory for accountability this week in the financial reform fight, but there was also a demonstration that when it comes to protecting the profits of bankers at the expense of ordinary people, no institution does it better than the Party of No....
by Bill Scher | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Paul-Grayson Fed Audit Plan Clears Committee NYT on House committee vote repudiating Fed: "Mr. Paul, a libertarian Republican who has called for abolishing the...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 19, 2009 | Blog
Have you heard of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission? Their job is to assess the national security implications of the trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Actually, that’s a big deal,...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 19, 2009 | Blog
It turns out a Texas windmill farm developer's request last month for nearly half a billion in stimulus funds to create 2,000 jobs in China doesn't rank first on the audacity scale. Shockingly for American taxpayers, and sadly for the staggering 10.2 percent of...
by Eric Lotke | Nov 19, 2009 | Blog
President Obama is home from China and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission today releases its 2009 report to Congress. What have we learned? That we need to pay attention because we’re getting schooled. While Obama posed for photos on the Great Wall...