by Roger Hickey | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog
The unemployment numbers released today are terrible, and they show that budget austerity is crippling the recovery. After the worst recession since the Great Depression, the federal government made an effort to stimulate growth and to help state and local governments...
by Roger Hickey | Jul 6, 2011 | Blog
The following is an statement distributed to the news media earlier today. You can call on your representatives in Congress to support a deficit reduction plan based on "shared sacrifice" and a 50-50 split between spending cuts and tax increases on the wealthy by...
by Roger Hickey | Jun 17, 2011 | Blog
The front page of today's Wall Street Journal features an article [Key Seniors Association Pivots on Benefit Cut] reporting that AARP "is dropping its longstanding opposition to cutting Social Security benefits." The piece is based on a conversation with AARP policy...
by Roger Hickey | Jun 17, 2011 | Blog
Send The Vice-President A Message: Stand With The American Majority. Reject Republican Cuts To Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Republicans are holding the economy hostage again, threatening to destroy America's credit rating so they can get brutal cuts in...
by Roger Hickey | Jun 16, 2011 | Blog
The Campaign for America's Future released the following statement after joining with several progressive allies for a successful petition drive calling for a rapid military withdrawal from Afghanistan. *** The Campaign for America’s Future, MoveOn.Org, CREDO, Brave...
