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The Jester Speaks the Truth
I won't bemoan how the failure of media to do its job necessitates his role. I will simply give thanks that, in the absence of reliable media criticism, at least we have Jon Stewart — making us laugh while telling us truths that are far from funny. By now, you've...
Progressive Breakfast: No 2nd Stim ... For Now
No Second Stimulus … For Now W. Post quotes Speaker Pelosi on additional stimulus proposal: "'I don't think you ever close the door to being prepared for whatever eventuality may come,' [Pelosi] said at her weekly news conference but emphasized that a second...
Progressive Breakfast - 3/13/2009
No Second Stimulus ... For Now W. Post quotes Speaker Pelosi on additional stimulus proposal: "'I don't think you ever close the door to being prepared for whatever eventuality may come,' [Pelosi] said at her weekly news conference but emphasized that a second package...
Obama, Education, and America's Teachable Moment
There is one person in particular I hope got to hear President Obama's recent speech on education. There was a teachable moment in that speech applicable to all of the challenges we're facing and essential for Americans to understand if we're to meet them. I don't...
Ideology Pushes South Carolina Over The Cliff
Since 2003, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has turned the state into a petri dish for what hard-core conservatism —slashed taxes, shrunken government, cut regulations—would look like. With a Republican-controlled legislature, he's had pretty much free rein to enact...
Waking Up The "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour"
Social Security and Medicare opponent Pete Peterson funds through his foundation a "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour," which characterizes itself as a non-ideological truth-telling presentation bravely warning the nation that Social Security and Medicare need drastic changes to...
Progressive Breakfast - 3/12/2009
EFCA Compromise? Politico reports on Dem moderates ducking EFCA, looking for changes: "a number of key moderates who backed the bill in the past have withheld their names this year until negotiators cut a deal that will make the legislation more palatable for other...
Will the Budget Battle Become a Climate Battle?
Budget battles are inherently complex and President Barack Obama's moreso. A budget encompasses everything government does, so multiple fights on disparate issues can be sparked, making it hard to communicate a simple overarching argument for passage. And President...
Q&A with Auto Industry Expert William J. Holstein
Leo W. Gerard: The likes of Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby and other “Toyota Republicans,” as I call them, contend that GM and its partners in the Big Three American auto makers are antiquated and irrelevant and should be euthanized. You’ve written a book, “Why GM ...
Why CNBC Is Bad For The Economy
Jon Stewart deserves a medal for finally getting the public talking about the ugly, dangerous truth about the leading outlet for business and economic news coverage, CNBC: It often inflames, but rarely informs. In fact, CNBC has turned inflaming into a business...
