by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog
We give a hat tip to Paul Krugman for recalling the infamous 2008 statement by Phil Gramm, then-presidential candidate John McCain's top economic advisor, that what Krugman is now calling the "lesser Depression" was really nothing more than a figment of our...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog
As much as conservatives want to pretend otherwise, you can't have strong, healthy, prospering businesses without a big, strong government. The kinds of businesses that don't want a big, strong government are exactly the kinds of businesses that We, the People don't...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog, Reagan Revolution
(This post was originally dated August 9, 2010) Conservatives like to say that taxes are theft. In fact it is tax cuts that are theft because they break a long-standing contract. The American Social Contract: We, the People built our democracy and the empowerment and...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog
Suddenly the headlines are filled with talk of an impending "fiscal cliff," a series of tax and budget changes which the news pages say is an impending catastrophe and which the editorial pages are urging Washington lawmakers to prevent. How would they do that? Why,...
