by Roger Hickey | Nov 18, 2012 | Blog, Economy
For years now, various gangs of senators - the Gang of Eight, or Six, or 14 - have declared dire deficit emergencies and called for austerity: Cut public spending and cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits, they tell us. And, bizarrely, most of these...
by Digby | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
Here's a little something for the "some things never change" files: Here's a radio speech 11/5/34 from Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, Republican National Committee: “We face unusual obstacles. Our party organizations everywhere have been handicapped by lack of funds. The...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
You can help change the economy! Big companies use their size and the fear of losing our jobs to force us to accept no raises or even lower pay and benefits. They can use their size to force communities, states and even the federal government to lower their taxes. You...
by Bill Scher | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
One of the most populist Senate campaigns in the 2012 election season was the successful campaign of Elizabeth Warren. Her bread and butter strategy for overcoming Sen. Scott Brown's lead in the polls is ably recounted over at WageClassWar.org. In Massachusetts,...
by Bill Scher | Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: The War on Women...
