by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2009 | Blog
Just as the Senate Finance Committee is about to pass a health care bill without a public option, the insurance lobby's last-minute hissy fit exposed the weakness of its argument against a public option. America’s Health Insurance Plans, the main insurance lobby...
by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Insurance Lobby Misfires Before Finance Vote Sen. Baucus tells USA Today he has a majority for today's health care cmte vote, but it is still unknown if Sen....
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 11, 2009 | Blog
In closely knit communities, people care about each other and help each other, too. But healthy “social fabrics,” as the expression goes, can tear. Inequality can tear them. The wider the income gaps between us, the less we share in common, the less we...
by Bill Scher | Oct 11, 2009 | Blog
Last week, I struck a hopeful note after GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham expressed interest in a climate bill compromise that included a carbon cap in exchange for support for some nuclear power and coastal drilling. But my expectations it would really happen remained low....
by Dave Johnson | Oct 11, 2009 | Blog
I'm reading a a review of"Capitalism: A Love Story" at naked capitalism, and came across this, "I grew up in small towns dominated by manufacturing plants, and I remember that they were prosperous, optimistic, and stable. People who had good jobs at the local mill...
