by Richard Eskow | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog, Economy
It's truly unbelievable: At no time in modern memory has the privileged class been richer, the middle class more endangered, or the number of people in poverty been so high. And yet the Republican Party, whose leaders are overwhelmingly wealthy themselves, is openly...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog
Again and again ads are showing up that use doctored quotes to fool the public into thinking that President Obama said something he didn't say. If the election is won using lies, what will the country be like in a few years? In Oakland this week President Obama said...
by Bill Scher | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday the Senate passed legislation to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but extend them for annual income below $250,000. This passed with only Democratic votes, as Republicans for once decided not to filibuster. The agreement not to filibuster included the...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney has either stumbled into or gotten himself into a bit of a "sticky wicket," during his visit to Great Britain. Not only has he managed to offend his hosts, but that Daily Telegraph article. The article, which appeared in one of the U.K.'s leading...
by | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
Originally posted at Capital Gains and GamesThe Senate yesterday passed "The Sequestration Transparency Act" that requires the president to explain to Congress what he plans to cut to implement the sequester -- the across the board spending reductions that were...
