by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 18, 2011 | Blog
An email the Campaign for America's Future sent to its supporters a few weeks ago with the subject line "How Would You Take Back The American Dream?" kicked off a lively debate on a listserv of progressive activists. What do you mean when you say "the American dream"?...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog
Conservatives are masters at manipulating public expectations for their ends, and they are doing it to particularly disastrous effect when it comes to what we should expect on jobs. The result is that we are being persuaded to accept the unacceptable. That is the tide...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog
There are unfortunately many states where we will be able to see the disastrous effects of conservatism run amok over the coming months, but Florida bears particular watching. The Republican-dominated legislative session there ended earlier this month, and Gov. Rick...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
One of Wall Street's most brazen disinformation campaigns ever on behalf of a naked money grab from consumers comes to a head on the Senate floor this afternoon, in a vote that will force senators to choose between protecting consumers and legalizing extortion. Sen....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Now can we agree that there is a jobs crisis? The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an anemic number of new jobs created in May, 54,000. In other words, we're moving backward in terms of putting Americans back to work, as indicated by the uptick in the unemployment...
