by Mary Bottari | Sep 3, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
The Washington Post's Ezra Klein reports that Larry Summers is the "overwhelming favorite" of the Obama team for the job as Federal Reserve chairman. To convince the American public that one of the chief architects of the 2008 financial crisis should be the chief...
by Joshua Holland | Sep 3, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, Shutdown
This summer’s heated battles over the implementation of “Obamacare” are a microcosm of a much larger and longstanding ideological clash over the role of the government in society. The hard-right is taking a scorched-earth approach, obstructing the law’s implementation...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 3, 2013 | Blog
Texas Governor Rick Perry is trying to poach jobs from yet another state, offering businesses low taxes and wages. At the same time budget cuts are forcing Texas to convert paved roads to gravel and deep cuts to education continue. What does Texas' job-poaching do to...
by Digby | Sep 3, 2013 | Democracy
It has come to my attention that I haven't sufficiently praised the president for taking the wholly unexpected step of consulting congress on Syria. And I haven't. But I should. This piece by Walter Shapiro puts it into historical perspective and it really is a big...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 3, 2013 | Blog
America’s fortunate workers, those who had Labor Day off, spent the holiday resting and playing, rejoicing and picnicking. Much of that activity occurred in public parks across this nation, places that are community commons, purchased, developed and protected by...
