by Terrance Heath | Dec 21, 2011 | Blog
Sometimes my brain finds connections the strangest, seemingly most disparate stories among the many I read online every day. Two years ago, I wrote a rather longish blog post titled "Reclaiming 'We'." It was partly inspired by NY Times columnist Thom Friedman's...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 19, 2011 | Blog
Paul Krugman notes Ireland is still "hailed as a success" (right up there with Latvia), when there was never anything about in Ireland's austerity policies — or the whole Eurozone embrace of austerity — that anyone could truly call successful. Not with a straight...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 16, 2011 | Blog
The sausage is nearly made. The deal is almost done. Shutdown has been averted. Again. For now. The process wasn't pretty, and progressives are justifiably disappointed that Democrats gave up on the millionaire's surtax — which had overwhelming public support, even...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog
James Thwinda has a great post up at In These Times about "Why Conservatives Can't Fix Poverty." He zeroes in on Newt Gingrich as the prime example of the contemporary conservative approach to poverty, debunks the right's "distorted characterization of poor people,"...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 14, 2011 | Blog
Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus showed their colleagues on the right in what a real jobs bill looks like. And if Republicans still don't get it, the folks over at Change Nation took the extra step of literally drawing a picture for them. Visit the link to...
