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Building The New Economy: The Interview

On yesterday's The LiberalOasis Radio Show -- broadcast by WHMP -- OurFuture.org blogger Dave Johnson previewed the Oct. 29 Building The New Economy conference, outlining the economic challenges posed by a shrinking manufacturing base and an unfair trading regime, and...

Singing For Health Care Reform

This is something I wish I'd been a part of, and I hope they call me if they need an extra baritone next time. (It's rare that my vocal training and my politics intersect.) Plus, the guy who got "punk'd" was none other than Bill McInturff, the guy who gave us Harry...

Palin vs Krugman On The Dollar -- Who Is Right?

The other day I wrote about how the dollar is falling - but not against the Chinese Yuan. A falling, or "weak" dollar is great for American manufacturers, and therefore American jobs, because it makes American goods cost less everywhere else. This means our exports...

Progressive Breakfast - 10/23/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Bill Scher will return Monday. Wall Street did feel a bit of an earthquake on Thursday as a result of actions in Washington, but whether the shaking did more...

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