by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 14, 2011 | Blog
While the rest of Congress is arguing over how to continue a payroll tax cut that will not dramatically improve the economy over the next year, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus planned to introduce legislation today that its leaders assert would create...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Congress could this week enact legislation, if it chose to, that would create more than 5 million jobs in the economy over the next two years. That works out to more than 208,000 jobs a month, well above the average of 132,000 jobs a month that have been created over...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 13, 2011 | Blog
Congressional Republicans know what must be done. If they do not act in good faith, millions of workers will face a significant hit in their paychecks once a temporary payroll tax reduction expires, and several million long-term unemployment people will lose their...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Bill Scher returns Wednesday....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 12, 2011 | Blog
It was a dismal, rainy day in Washington, but the soaking that several hundred activists got today in the heart of the K Street financial and lobbying district in downtown Washington was nothing compared to the soaking that they and the rest of the "99 percent" have...
