by Bill Scher | Feb 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Trade Not On Agenda Obama and Reid meet, but fast-track not discussed. NYT: "The dispute over trade, though, highlights the challenges facing Mr. Obama as he tries to advance his agenda in a campaign year ... But Mr. Obama did not make that case to Mr. Reid when he...
by Bill Scher | Feb 3, 2014 | Minimum Wage
[fve]http://youtu.be/UJ9eylkiVx8[/fve] Today, the Democratic National Committee's Organizing For America operation fired the first shots in the minimum wage fight, a national cable ad with the message "Congress: Give America a Raise." The ad amounts to a warning shot,...
by Bill Scher | Feb 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
1% Knows What's Happening To The 99% Corporations quite aware the middle class is eroding. NYT: "The post-recession reality is that the customer base for businesses that appeal to the middle class is shrinking as the top tier pulls even further away ... Within top...
by Bill Scher | Jan 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
WH Spotlight On Long-Term Unemployment President hosts summit today to solve long-term unemployment crisis. W. Post: "More than 300 companies—including 20 of the nation’s 50 largest, such as Apple, Wal-Mart and General Motors—have agreed to reassess their hiring...
by Bill Scher | Jan 31, 2014 | Climate
"Climate change is a fact," said President Obama at the State of the Union address Tuesday. While that was directly lobbed at climate deniers, it was also implicitly aimed at those environmentalists who have been critical of his support for natural gas. Obama didn't...
