by Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2009 | Blog
The Environmental Protection Agency formally declared that greenhouse gases are a pollutant that it can regulate under the existing Clean Air Act. And the timing of the announcement was no accident. Before the President travels to the Copenhagen climate summit, the...
by Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2009 | Blog
On Friday, Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Campaign for America's Future delivered the first round of petition signatures thanking Sen. Bernie Sanders for placing a "hold" on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for another term as Chair of the Federal Reserve,...
by Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Proposal To Undercut Public Option Lambasted New compromise proposal would mean insurance exchange would only offer private plans. W. Post: "One potential...
by Bill Scher | Dec 4, 2009 | Blog
On this week's edition of WHMP's The LiberalOasis Radio Show, Jo Comerford of the National Priorities Project discussed with me the fiscal ramifications of the increase of troops in Afghanistan, and expressed significant concern that the ratio of military to...
by Bill Scher | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Unemployment Ticks Down 0.2 Percentage Points In Wake Of Jobs Summit Unemployment rate ticks down. BLS release this AM: "The unemployment rate edged down to...
