by Bill Scher | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Rich White Guys Hold "Fiscal Summit." Blame You. OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "Today a bunch of rich white guys held a 'Fiscal Summit' and agreed that: 1. Despite the fact that unemployment is causing untold suffering for millions of people, it's...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 15, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Multibillonaire Peter G. Peterson's Fiscal Summit may have started with conciliatory nods toward bipartisanship, but it did not climax that way. And that had to have been by design. Peterson and the people who planned the Fiscal Summit had to have known when they...
by Bill Scher | May 15, 2012 | Blog
The five finalists for the Sixth Annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award have been announced, honoring the person in the progressive movement whose behind-the-scenes work and selfless service has made an invaluable contribution to social justice. The public is invited to...
by Richard Eskow | May 15, 2012 | Blog
Heard about the meeting that's being held to decide your economic future? If the answer's "no," don't feel bad: That's because you weren't invited. But Tim Geithner was. So was Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican member of Congress whose radical right-wing plans for...
by Roger Hickey | May 15, 2012 | Blog, Economy
On Tuesday, May 15, one of America's wealthiest men, Peter G. Peterson, will use his foundation's money to lecture the rest of us about why the federal deficit is the most serious problem facing our country. Since poll after poll demonstrates that strong majorities of...
