by Dave Johnson | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog
The New York Times contains another elite-columnist attack on our Social Security and Medicare systems today. This time it's in the form of an op-ed by Bill Keller. Recently and regularly, New York Times columnists David Brooks and Tom Friedman have also gone after...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog
The movers and shakers of scandal-ridden Wall Street are busy scapegoating a 'few rotten apples' — and hoping the rest of us don't notice they're still holding billions in ill-gotten gains. . Remember Ina Drew? This past spring Drew had her 15 minutes of fame as the...
by Bill Scher | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: The "Let's Cut...
by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2012 | Blog
This week the House, like the Senate last week, is expected to vote on competing tax bills: a Democratic proposal that would allow the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to expire as scheduled while extending them for the middle-class, and a Republican proposal that will...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog
Try this on for size: This week Republicans voted to cut them on the wealthy, while raising them on the poor and middle class. Repeat, this week Republicans voted to cut them on the wealthy, while raising them on the poor and middle class. Once again, this week...
