by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 11, 2009 | Blog
Thursday's U.S. Census Bureau report on poverty and income, which showed the poverty rate increasing from 12.5 percent in 2007 to 13.2 percent 2008 and the median household income falling during that period by an historic 3.6 percent, was a devastating indictment of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 15, 2009 | Blog
When Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's senior adviser, addressed sometimes tough questions from bloggers and activists at the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh, there was a consistent theme: If progressives are going to have much sway in the Obama...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 11, 2009 | Blog
When Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in May tried to get a 15 percent limit on credit card rates added to a bill imposing new regulations on the industry, the amendment only received 33 votes—and only one from a Republican. That defeat, though, has not killed the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 7, 2009 | Blog
It's surprising that it took a full 69 minutes from the moment the Bureau of Labor Statistics July jobs report was released for the condemnatory news release from House Republican Whip Eric Cantor to reach my inbox. No doubt it was written hours of even days before,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 30, 2009 | Blog
The Progressive Caucus and its allies are holding a press conference this afternoon to emphasize their bottom line on health care: If it doesn't have a strong public option, it does not get their vote. In fact, Progressive Caucus Chairman Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.,...
