by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
"America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home," President Obama said in his nationwide address on Wednesday, as he announced a plan to withdraw our forces from Afghanistan "at a steady pace" between now and 2014. In his speech, the president set the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Former Wall Street trader and analyst Henry Blodget asks a prescient question about tax rates in his column at Business Insider: "Do low tax rates on rich people actually ruin the economy?" He doesn't answer the question, but he makes an observation that points to a...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today introduced a bill that, if passed by Congress and signed by the president, would insure Social Security's solvency for the next 75 years—without having to cut a single person's benefit. Sanders' solution is simple: gradually eliminate...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog
The Census Bureau reports that the percentage of people living in poverty in the U.S. is at its highest level in almost two decades. But not to worry, says the conservative Heritage Foundation: Poor people are doing just fine: Few of the 46.2 million people identified...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
On the morning after President Obama sent his "American Jobs Act" legislation to Capitol Hill, the Progressive Caucus is responding with its "Rebuild The American Dream Framework," six pillars that progressive leaders in Congress are using to...
