by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
There is a big push going on to get the Senate to "fix the filibuster" so the majority can get things done, and the minority will stop obstructing literally everything. Today is a DAY OF ACTION for contacting senators to let them know that you want them to FIX THE...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
A nation whose constitution begins with the words "We, the People" should not be governed through threats and intimidation and lies. It is time to defuse the hostage-taking bomb. Do not negotiate with hostage-takers – and that includes shutdown threats. The "fiscal...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 10, 2013 | Reagan Revolution
By now, you've heard all about the "platinum coin option", in which the president averts the next debt limit "crisis" by issuing a trillion dollar platinum coin. It's a solution right out out of The Simpsons. No seriously. It's episode twenty, season nine — "The...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 10, 2013 | Education
It's altogether fitting that this week's marking of the 11th anniversary of the No Child Left Behind legislation coincided with yet another groundbreaking, revolutionary, radical advocacy piece for "fixing" America's "broken" public school system. NCLB is now a policy...
by Bill Scher | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Questions For Lew OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The International Monetary Fund just acknowledged that it underestimated the negative impact of government spending cuts. What will you do to prevent our own austerity measures from further harming the...