by Terrance Heath | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
It probably seems like I'm "a day late and a dollar short," with a post about Ireland's economic disaster days after the New York Times story about the high cost of austerity measures in Ireland echoed all over the progressive blogosphere. But I'm not. It just took me...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The Republican response to the painful consequences of their budget cuts runs the gamut from "So be it," to "So what?" "So be it," said Speaker John Boehner to news that Republican budget cuts would slash over 200,000 jobs. House Majority...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 24, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
In a post about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's bid to strip public employee unions of collective bargaining — the most important and effective tool for protecting workers — Van Jones wrote: If a foreign power conspired to inflict this much damage on America's first...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 18, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
I'll say it again. When progressives and conservatives talk about jobs, we are not talking about the same thing. Nor do we talk about jobs for the same reasons, it seems. The more I watch the ongoing floor debate in the House, over the nearly 600 amendments to...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 17, 2011 | Blog, Economy
With a turn of phrase that ranks right up there with "I'm alright, Jack," "We care about the small people," and "Let them eat cake," House Speaker John Boehner voiced the Republican response to concerns about the consequences the GOP's...
