by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Back Bernie's Budget OurFuture.org's Isaiah Poole: "As progressive leaders from around the country prepare for next week's Take Back the American Dream conference, we're not waiting to start hitting Congress with our key demand: Bury austerity, put...
by | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
And they call the unions thuggish. Get a load of this: Facing economic uncertainty, defense contractors are plotting to spur Congress to nix the automatic budget cuts set to begin next year. The plan? Threaten to send out layoff notices — hundreds of thousands of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, Economy
As progressive leaders from around the country prepare for next week's Take Back the American Dream conference, we're not waiting to start hitting Congress with our key demand: Bury austerity, put jobs first and resurrect the middle class. We're asking you to sign the...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday was the last day of school for public school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, where we live — including our nine-year-old son, who just completed the third grade. I began the morning by sending a one last email to his teacher. I asked her about the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog
Why is the health care law so messed up, and why didn't it include at least a public option? Because big money in politics corrupted the process and nullified the wishes and interests of the public. Once again we learn that the public good is thwarted for the benefit...