by Dave Johnson | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, Economy
I haven't done this before, but I think today's email from CAF is so spot on that I am going to reprint it here: The statisticians were right about the election. The scientists were right about the weather. And the economists are right about … the economy. 350...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Americans today can take more than inspiration from the struggles against plutocracy that progressives waged years ago. They can take a host of still relevant — and cutting-edge — policy proposals. Our contemporary billionaires, most Americans would agree, are...
by Digby | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
Just this: You’ve heard the story many times: Supposedly, any day now investors will lose faith in America’s ability to come to grips with its budget failures. When they do, there will be a run on Treasury bonds, interest rates will spike, and the U.S. economy will...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog
The term "fiscal cliff" is a one-sided propaganda phrase that misinforms and triggers public fear and anxiety. The fiscal cliff is not a "cliff" and the country isn't going to fall off anything at the end of the year. Journalists: don't help the misinformers -- don't...
by Bill Scher | Nov 26, 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: Saying “Fiscal...