by Isaiah J. Poole | May 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Silly season continues on Capitol Hill and in conservative circles as the offensive against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor goes into overdrive. Political Animal points to a news item in The Hill: Sotomayor also claimed: “For me, a very special part of my being...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 22, 2009 | Blog
President Obama's signing of a financial fraud crackdown bill this week has been largely overshadowed by the erroneous and irresponsible rantings of Vice President Dick Cheney and his right-wing fear-monger allies, and that's unfortunate for two important reasons....
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 21, 2009 | Blog
A year ago, I called attention to efforts by some progressives in Congress to establish a national infrastructure bank that would finance critical investments in our transportation network, our waterways and other public assets. This week, that push is happening...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 20, 2009 | Blog
David Sirota's post Tuesday asks why Washington political leaders won't even discuss a single-payer health care system, with a leading Democrat going so far as to exclude single-payer advocates from participating in a Senate Finance Committee hearing last week at...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 19, 2009 | Blog
A bill that will clamp down on some of the most egregious practices of credit card companies is rushing toward final passage in the Senate, and the industry—and its conservative buddies—are gearing up for retaliation. For example, one conservative group has already...
