by Bill Scher | Mar 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
Shovels Hit Ground CNN reports on release of transportation stimulus funds: [President] Obama and [Transportation Sec. Ray] LaHood on Tuesday announced the release of $27 billion in funds from the stimulus package "to help states create a 21st-century infrastructure."...
by Bill Scher | Mar 3, 2009 | Blog
The SEIU has a brilliant new video skewering corporate executives and lobbyists pathetically trying to stoke panic around the Employee Free Choice Act, which will simply give employees the power to decide how to approach the question of unionization: be it ballot...
by Bill Scher | Mar 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Stock Market Is Not The Economy Useful reminder from Dean Baker: "The Washington Post told readers that 'Stock Sell-Off Spurs Fears That Slump Will Worsen.' Among whom did it raise such fears? Anyone who bases their expectations for the economy on the stock market...
by Bill Scher | Mar 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Budget Battle Begins White House vs. Right-Wingers, The Sequel. W. Post reports: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel portrayed the president's budget -- which envisions huge investments in alternative energy, education and health care while raising taxes on top...
by Bill Scher | Feb 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ready For Resistance WH signals it's ready to fight obstructionists for critical needs. W. Post: Obama will face increasing partisan opposition to major elements of his plan, even as he attempts to change the tone of political debate in Washington. But he may run into...
