by Isaiah J. Poole | May 6, 2008 | Blog
Instead of a silly argument over a "gas tax holiday," we desperately need a serious discussion about the nation's infrastructure. And there is a good legislative proposal that could be the basis for that discussion. There are bills in the House (HR 3401) and the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 24, 2008 | Blog
The conservative war against the war on poverty continues today as Arizona Sen. John McCain goes to the Ninth Ward in New Orleans. From what we've seen so far, McCain is coming to the still-devastated city with nothing that will actually address the compounded...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 22, 2008 | Blog
It's now more clear than ever that the so-called economic stimulus package Congress passed earlier this year is inadequate. It is now time to demand that Congress get to work on finishing the job by passing a second economic stimulus package in the coming weeks—and do...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 21, 2008 | Blog
Perhaps the ultimate workplace expression of conservative "you're-on-your-own" ideology is FedEx Ground, where all of the workers who deliver packages are not FedEx employees but are independent contractors. FedEx sells that as "the ability to grow your own business."...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 18, 2008 | Blog
