by Bill Scher | May 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Republicans have been eager to blame the sequester on President Obama, and complain when certain cuts affect their districts. But beyond proposing robbing-Peter-to-pay-Paul solutions for things like protecting air traffic controllers, what do Republican want to do...
by Bill Scher | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: A Long Cold Summer For Young People Looking For Work OurFuture.org's Isaiah J. Poole: "Just in the past decade Congress has cut $1 billion from youth jobs programs, according to a report by the Center for American Progress. And that is at a time when...
by Bill Scher | May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Over at The Week, I make the argument that presidential scandal politics usually fail to lift the political prospects of the party outside the White House. No party has reaped a political reward from pushing scandal since Nixon, yet both parties have repeatedly tried....
by Bill Scher | May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: America's Education Spring: A Growing Revolt Against ‘Reform’ Mandates OurFuture.org's Jeff Bryant: "... the resistance to top-down education mandates is building. The movement is propelled by forces far greater than what education journalists and...
by Bill Scher | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Lift The Millstone of Student Debt That’s Slowing The Economy OurFuture.org's Isaiah J. Poole: "... if you or someone you know has had a hard time finding a job or selling a home, part of what you are experiencing is the effect that escalating college...