by Richard Eskow | Mar 18, 2013 | Back to Work Budget
There was panic in Cyprus today as ordinary citizens learned that the government was about to take nearly seven percent (6.75 percent) of the money in their bank accounts as part of a package to bail out reckless banks. The outrage was justified, predictable, and...
by Derek Pugh | Mar 18, 2013 | Back to Work Budget
Just as Liberals have time honored pilgrimages, such as the annual march on Washington, so do conservatives. Last week, thousands of conservative activist and nearly a dozen possible 2016 Republican candidates gathered in Washington to attend the annual Conservative...
by Roger Hickey | Mar 17, 2013 | Back to Work Budget, Minimum Wage
Every American who cares about jobs and a healthy U.S. economy should pick up the phone right now, call your Congressperson’s office, and tell whoever answers, “I want my representative to vote this week for the Back to Work Budget introduced by the Congressional...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 17, 2013 | Back to Work Budget
Are you in or are you out? That was George Clooney’s line in Ocean’s 11. Remember? “Tell me, right here … because if you’re out you can go back to feeling up stockbrokers.” Clooney’s movie was a remake of the Rat Pack film made in 1960, back when Democrats were...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 15, 2013 | Back to Work Budget
There are 124 member of Congress who need to hear from you now about your support for the Congressional Progressive Caucus Back to Work Budget. Between now and an anticipated vote on Tuesday, these offices need to be flooded with calls from constituents saying,...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 15, 2013 | Back to Work Budget
There are two budgets in front of the House now. These are the "Back To Work Budget" offered by the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Paul Ryan/GOP budget. Will the absolutely overwhelming (see polling below) wishes and needs of We, the People determine...
