Stephen King Says Tax Me for F@&’s Sake
Finally, someone's giving NJ governor Chris Christie (whom fellow blogger Richard Eskow rightly dubbed, "The Heartless, Smug, Bullying Embodiment Of The Republican Party") as good as he dishes out.
Transportation & Infrastructure = IMMEDIATE Jobs = Deficit Reduction
President Obama spoke today at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference in Washington, asking Republicans to stop blocking infrastructure and transportation projects.
GE Shareholder Meeting Disrupted
(Note - updated with audio of meeting and video of protests taking place outside, at bottom of post.)
Snapshots of Austerity Indifference
Depending on your point of view, the results on austerity are in.
Voting Begins For This Years Unsung Progressive Hero
Two Occupy movement volunteers, a Chicago community organizer, an Atlanta health care activist and a crusader against "prison-based gerrymandering" have been nominated for the annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award, which honors an unsung progressive hero.
Gadgetopia Chasing After an Elusive Dream
Bits and bytes would be doing a lot more to help make our lives less nasty, brutish, and short if we shared wealth as routinely as bandwidth. From San Francisco, a new lesson in that reality.
False Equivalence Award To Thomas E Mann and Norman J Ornstein
Today's false equivalence award goes to Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein for their Washington Post op-ed titled, Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem.
Drowning in Dirty Money
People who follow politics often reach the conclusion that average Americans are kind of dopey and don't really understand what's going on.
URGENT Call the House NOW and say Vote NO on the Sham Student Loan Bill
House Republicans are trying to snooker the public with a vote today, around 12 PM ET, on a sham student loan bill. We need you to call House switchboard at 202-225-3121 NOW, ask for your representative and say "Vote No."
If Romney Hates Government And Its Workers So Much Why Is He Running For President
Mitt Romney says government workers are paid too well and in general government is a bad thing.
Burden of Proof Geithner Obama and Wall Street’s Unpunished Crimes
Forgery. Perjury. Investor fraud. Bribery. Money laundering. The body of evidence against individuals at the nation’s biggest banks is overwhelming. Nothing speaks louder about the banks’ guilt than this evidence - nothing, that is, except the billions they’ve paid to settle the charges.
Why And How Democratic Candidates Should Talk About Education In 2012
So the "general election has begun" proclaims The Hill, and the exhortations from the punditry are for candidates to either,
GOP Budget Guts Education Spending To Benefit The One Percent
This week President Obama derided the draconian budget conceived by Rep.
Romney Peddles Creative Destruction For Americas School Children
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, notorious for his flip-flops on a broad array of issues, seems to maintain this tendency when he's addressing policies governing education and public schools.
Why Does It Seem Everything Republicans Say And Do Is A Trick Or Lie?
In today's Progressive Breakfast: Republicans say student-loan interest rates are high because of "Obamacare." House Republicans are trying to block the Violence Against Women act, using a ruse. They oppose the Dream Act and offer a false compromise to make it look like they support the concept.
Is Your Candidate For Higher Office Politically Insane Five Telltale Signs
Genuine mental illness is a human tragedy that afflicts both the sufferer and those around him or her.
Senate Turns Down Anti-NLRB Resolution
Tuesday the Senate voted 54 to 45 to reject a resolution disapproving of the NLRB decision to speed up union elections. The new rules take effect Monday. This is a victory for working people.
Will a Young Generations Dreams Be Rescued – Or Bundled and Sold On Wall Street
Click here to tell Congress: Don't Double Student Loan Interest Rates!
1 vs 99 Battle Comes To GE Detroit Shareholder Meeting Tomorrow
I'm in Michigan to cover the GE shareholder meeting tomorrow.
Romney Through The Eyes of Newt
It comes to us all, eventually: that epiphanic, "come to Jesus moment" when the light of day finally penetrates our cloud of delusion, and undeniable reality slaps us hard across the face. That moment finally came for Newt Gingrich, who annouced that he will suspend his bid for the presidency.
Keystone Progressive Victories In Pennsylvania
Two incumbent blue-dog Democrats were defeated in House primary races Tuesday night, in a sign that progressives are finding ways to successfully counter the corporate corruption in both political parties.
Romneys Big Lie
Mitt Romney opened the general election campaign last night in Manchester, New Hampshire, using his acceptance speech to unleash a fierce attack on Barack Obama's "false promises and failed leadership."
Student-Debt Free At Last
When I graduated from high school, my parents expected that I would go to college.
Dont Let Congress Kick College Grads In The Teeth
Here’s the real debt crisis: student loan debt. Today, the average student graduates from college with a diploma and an anchor — $25,000 of debt. And if Congress doesn’t act, student loan interest rates will double on July 1.
Medicare and Social Security Fact vs Myth
In the coming days and weeks we'll be hearing a lot of misinformation about the Trustees Report from the Social Security Administration. It's time to separate the myths from the realities: Myth: "Social Security and Medicare have a cost problem."
We Need Bold Steps To Make College Affordable
The White House has ramped up its efforts this week for congressional action to prevent interest rates on the Stafford federal college loan program, now at 3.4 percent, from doubling on July 1.
Snapshots of Austerity Desperation
When Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos, in his statement concerning the austerity-driven suicide of 77-year-old pensioner Dimitris Christoulas, called on Greeks to "support those next to us who stand in despair," he either missed or ignored the same point that austerity boosters here at home blit...
End the Delays Deadly to Workers
Wear black on Saturday.
Centrist Theology Watch Will the Clinton Dems Fail America and Ignore the Real Medicare Crisis
Brace yourself for another round of ideologically-driven hysteria. It will be pushed by wealthy right-wing power brokers, aided and abetted by the entrenched power elite which Bill Clinton and his kind of Democrat have come to represent.
Social Security and Medicare Behind the Numbers and the Spin
Here are some headlines you won't see after the government releases new figures on Social Security and Medicare later today: "Social Security Trust Fund Even Larger Than It Was Last Year" "Growing Wealth Inequity Will Lead to Social Security Imbalance Later This Century" "For-Profit Healthcare Poses...
We Will Not Be Moved
In 2009, I was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. It’s been tough, but I’m a three-year survivor. I was also born with cerebral palsy and use a wheelchair for mobility.
The Public Eventually Catches Up
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." This quote shows how far the Rep
A Special False Equivalence Award To Tom Friedman
In Sunday's NY Times Tom Friedman fights hard to keep his ranking at the top of blogger honor lists.
So Much Tax Evasion So Little Accountability
Over two years ago, the IRS announced an ambitious new effort to subject the super rich to unprecedentedly intensive audits. How's that effort working out? Most lawmakers would rather you not ask.
European Austerity – Whats Actually Happening
Are we "going the way of Greece?" Should we cut spending to head off a "debt crisis" here?
Demand The White House Answer Us Will You Save Underwater Homeowners
If enough of us demand it, we can get the White House to answer a simple question: Will you or will you not stand with underwater homeowners and push for principal reductions—even if it means pushing aside the agency chief who is opposing that remedy?
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