Archive
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 147 People OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "Anthropologist Robin Dunbar tried to find out how many people the typical person 'really knows.' ... Dunbar concluded that the optimum number for a network of human acquaintances was 147.5 ... Economist Simon...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 147 People OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "Anthropologist Robin Dunbar tried to find out how many people the typical person 'really knows.' ... Dunbar concluded that the optimum number for a network of human acquaintances was 147.5 ... Economist Simon...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: 147 People OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "Anthropologist Robin Dunbar tried to find out how many people the typical person 'really knows.' ... Dunbar concluded that the optimum number for a network of human acquaintances was 147.5 ... Economist Simon...
147 People
Can 147 people perpetuate economic injustice - and make it even worse? Can they subvert the workings of democracy, both abroad and here in the United States? Can 147 people hijack the global economy, plunder the environment, build a world for themselves that serves...
Economic Terrorism Is No Way To Run A Country.
Republicans are already plotting their next opportunity to take our nation hostage. At his weekly press conference, John Boehner said the GOP will refuse to raise the debt ceiling in May, if the president doesn't agree to more spending cuts. President Obama already agreed to cuts in the fiscal cliff deal totaling $1.5 trillion over the next decade. And the sequester will cut an additional $1.2 trillion over that same period. But, that's not enough for Republicans.
Don’t be Fooled by Misleading Report Calling for Chained CPI
The Peterson syndicate has just released another volley in their campaign to undermine Congressional support for Social Security – this time a report from its Moment of Truth arm entitled “Measuring Up: The Case for the Chained CPI.” It makes a series of specious...
Democrats Shouldn’t Put Social Security and Medicare on the Table
Prominent Democrats — including the President and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — are openly suggesting that Medicare be means-tested and Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation.
This is even before they’ve started budget negotiations with Republicans — who still refuse to raise taxes on the rich, close tax loopholes the rich depend on (such as hedge-fund and private-equity managers’ “carried interest”), increase capital gains taxes on the wealthy, cap their tax deductions, or tax financial transactions.
It’s not the first time Democrats have led with a compromise, but these particular pre-concessions are especially unwise.
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Tell Your Senators. Defend Social Security & Medicare. Support These Amendments. OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "As early as today, two Senate budget amendments could affect the future of everybody reading these words – presuming we live long enough...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Tell Your Senators. Defend Social Security & Medicare. Support These Amendments. OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "As early as today, two Senate budget amendments could affect the future of everybody reading these words – presuming we live long enough...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Tell Your Senators. Defend Social Security & Medicare. Support These Amendments. OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "As early as today, two Senate budget amendments could affect the future of everybody reading these words – presuming we live long enough...
