by Leo Gerard | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
Voting doesn’t work anymore. If it did, Americans would get what they want -- or at least some of it -- from Washington. But they don’t. Instead of the people’s priority, which is jobs, country club conservatives in Congress stubbornly fixate on deficits. Instead of...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the year of protecting Social Security, and the year of cutting Social Security. It was the age of defending Medicare, and the age of ending Medicare. In other words, it was another day on the Mitt Romney...
by Mary Bottari | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
One year ago this week, blogger Ian Murphy of the Buffalo Beast pranked Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker by posing as billionaire David Koch on a phone call. As the crowds at the Capitol protesting Walker's bill to end collective bargaining were increasing in size and...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
Does it seem to you like many of the things conservatives advocate end up bringing the country down? The budget cuts they demand hurt our schools and infrastructure -- which ends up making us less competitive in the world. They're against a national...
by Greg Colvin | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
On Thursday, December 8th, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a constitutional amendment to drive big money out of politics for good. He was not alone. Senator Mark Begich of Alaska joined him. Sanders’ amendment is called “Saving American Democracy”...
