by Robert Borosage | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog
The wealthiest Americans live in gated communities, designed to shield them from the intrusion of those Ann Romney calls “you people.” Now Mitt Romney has taken that a step further, offering Americans a gated candidacy, with whole areas walled off to keep “you people”...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog
First, Mitt Romney goes to the NAACP convention and basically tells a room full of Black folks, "If you knew what's good for you, you'd vote for me," without seeming to realize how condescending and arrogant he sounded. Then Ann Romney drops the "you people" bomb...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
A new report says American is too dependent on non-US suppliers. If there were to be a catastrophic event or serious emergency -- or war -- our country could not respond quickly enough, because of the offshoring of critical manufacturing sectors and a reliance on...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Economy
It was a dream come true for the austerity crowd when Great Britain's conservative/"centrist" coalition government took power in 2010. And for commentators like Slate's Anne Appelbaum it was that kind of dream. Her celebratory column reflected the orgiastic glee with...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Yesterday Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco. The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very...
