by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
President Obama said on Monday that his proposal would bring taxes for millionaires in line with those paid by the middle class. This “is not class warfare; it’s math,” he stated. But he could have easily been referring to math that hasn’t favored working-class and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog
What the Republican budget proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan doesn't say is in many respects more ominous than what it says—and on taxes, perhaps more indicative of the truth. For while the Ryan slash-and-burn budget proposal doesn't come right out and say it, it could have...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Today's jobs report—120,000 new jobs created in March—underscores what we have been arguing for months: We must have a dramatic increase in the investments we need to make in infrastructure, education and other fundamentals of economic growth. The right-wing effort to...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 3, 2012 | Blog
The "move your money" movement made a lot of noise a few months ago by encouraging individuals to close their accounts at the big banks at the root of the financial crisis. That movement is now well into what Ilana Berger, the co-director of New Bottom Line, calls...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 29, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The Progressive Caucus Budget for All, the embodiment of the progressive vision for rebuilding the economy, was voted down overwhelmingly on the House floor Thursday. But that vote was just the beginning of what should be an epic debate over the choice between...
