by Bill Scher | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. BREAKING: Big Jobs Spike, But Not...
by Bill Scher | Apr 1, 2010 | Blog
Today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said "The unemployment rate is still terribly high and it's going to stay unacceptably high for a long period of time." As my colleague Richard Eskow remarked last fall when White House economic adviser Larry Summers said...
by Bill Scher | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
No Immediate Vote Shifts After New Drilling Plan Grist's Jonathan Hiskes assess GOP and Big Oil reaction: "The question is whether Obama's move is getting him any Republican votes for the Senate bill, which hasn’t even been introduced yet. Nothing’s come to light yet,...
by Bill Scher | Mar 31, 2010 | Blog
Forgive me if my Outrage-O-Meter registers low today despite the President's coastal drilling announcement. Candidate Obama announced his willingness to compromise on coastal drilling quite dramatically during the campaign. And the Senate climate bill talks have been...
by Bill Scher | Mar 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. President To Announce Expanded Oil...