by Terrance Heath | Jul 23, 2012 | Blog
Unless you've been off the planet for the better part of this year, you've heard all about Mitt Romney's vulture capitalist career at the helm of Bain Capital — the private equity firm founded by Romney, where he gained the experience he touts as his chief...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Scratch the surface of just about any economic debate this election year, and you'll find one issue that goes all the way to the core: the yawning gap between the 1% and the rest of us, as skyrocketing income inequality. A new report from the National Employment Law...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog
In a previous post, I wrote that Mitt Romney was booed at the NAACP convention when he reiterated his support for repealing health care reform was because, what health care reform means for African Americans. Many people in the audience probably knew what...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 18, 2012 | Blog
Before Andrew Leonard's paean to paying taxes (inspired by his house catching fire) sparked me to write a different post on Friday, I'd intended to write a wrap-up post, comparing Mitt Romney's NAACP speech to Joe Biden's speech. Something Vice President Biden said in...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 17, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Everyone wants to know, "What is Mitt Romney hiding?" Or - given that lately every day seems seems bring to another revelation about Romney's offshore accounts, or more evidence that undermines Mitt's story about just when he finally left Bain Capital - "What else is...
