by Dave Johnson | Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
President Obama directly confronted Republican obstruction this morning, nominating three people to fill vacancies at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and challenging Republicans to allow the Senate to vote on their confirmation. This is...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
On a call this morning to discuss the continuing obstruction of ... everything ... by Senate Republicans, Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen asked Senate Democrats to change the rules to at least get nominees to the floor for a vote. It may...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 3, 2013 | Making it in America
We the People put together a system here with schools, universities, scientific research, courts, a stable financial/monetary system, infrastructure like roads, dams, airports, and all the other components of a (used-to-be) prospering economy. That takes money, and...
by Dave Johnson | May 31, 2013 | Student Debt Relief
Today President Obama is joining college students at a White House event launching a new push to keep student loan rates from doubling in July. Among the various plans offered, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan is the most affordable for students, while the Republican plan...
by Dave Johnson | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Recent stories appearing in "mainstream" opinion-leader outlets would have you think that things with the economy are going great – if you didn't know better (and they don't). The thing is that outside of the geographic areas and cultural circles these opinion leaders...
