by Jeff Faux | Nov 26, 2013 | Budget Talks, Economy, Financial Reform, Minimum Wage
The deeper you are in the inner sanctums of power, the slower you are to get disturbing news from the rest of the world. So, I suppose it should be no surprise that it has taken so long for a prominent member of the American policy elite to suggest openly to his...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 26, 2013 | Budget Talks, Economy, Progressive Vision, Retirement Security, The Jobs Challenge, This Is The GOP
Congress is again fighting over the budget with Republicans now demanding cuts in federal employee benefits. Is this really about the budget? Or is it about destroying government? Meanwhile hundreds of billions of taxes owed by corporations remain uncollected. The...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 22, 2013 | Budget Talks, Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
The GOP is targeting Medicaid in its next attack on health care reform. House Republicans want to take away $20 billion budgeted for the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and use it to cover defense cuts. This is who they are. Politico reported yesterday that a...
by Derek Pugh | Nov 19, 2013 | Budget Talks, The Sequester
Americans have endured five long years of hardship, stagnant wages and slow growth in the post-recession economy. Enough is enough. Join Campaign for America’s Future and eight other groups representing millions of Americans in a campaign to get rid of the sequester...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 18, 2013 | Budget Talks, Retirement Security
This week Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts gave an important speech on the floor of the United State Senate. Said Sen. Warren, “the conversation about retirement and Social Security benefits is not just a conversation about math. At its core, this is a...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 17, 2013 | Budget Talks
As we enter into yet another round of budget discussions, the Democratic Party is confronted with an opportunity – and a challenge. There's an opportunity to shift the budget debate to an area where they hold the high ground. But it will be a challenge for some...
