by Dave Johnson | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog
The filibuster used to be an important tool that gave the minority a voice in the Senate. But the Senate made a mistake and changed the rules, which enabled an obstructionist minority to block … everything. There have been more than 380 filibusters in just the...
by Bill Scher | Jan 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: An Ugly Deal OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "The most ominous part of the deal is what was left out. The deal makes no provision for lifting the debt ceiling. It postpones the sequester (automatic cuts in domestic and military spending) for only two...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 1, 2013 | Economy, Minimum Wage, The Sequester
Early this morning, the Senate passed the fiscal cliff deal by 89-8, a margin virtually guaranteeing that it will survive in the House. The deal has some good parts. It lets the Bush tax cuts expire on the wealthy, raises the estate tax marginally and increases...
