by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 16, 2010 | Blog
It should come as no surprise that as a result of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the economic insecurity of average Americans is at an all-time high. What should be shocking is the insistence of conservative policymakers on heightening that...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 10, 2010 | Blog
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., says that as of this morning she had not been shown the latest proposal of the White House deficit commission, even as she says it is being "shopped around" by its co-chairs in an effort to get the support of a simple majority of its 18...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 9, 2010 | Blog
Democrats in the House of Representatives today opted not to settle for the deal on tax cuts handed to them by President Obama and congressional Republicans, and that opens the door for us to fight to fix its worst features. Democratic House members who voted to...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 6, 2010 | Blog
While much of the media focuses on who wins and loses on Capitol Hill in the battle over extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, the numbers of people who are the ultimate losers—unemployed people who have exhausted their unemployment benefits—keep...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 1, 2010 | Blog
The co-chairs of the White House National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its deficit-reduction ideas earlier today, and a range of progressive leaders are united in saying its proposals, particularly on Social Security, should be rejected...
