by Richard Eskow | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, Unemployment Benefits
At a time when so many Americans are struggling economically, our nation continues to pay a steep price for its global empire – and in more ways than one. Consider this: On March 12 a bipartisan Senate deal was reached which would extend urgently needed unemployment...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Congress returns from its March recess today. High up on the Senate agenda is the bipartisan deal to restart unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed, which had expired in January. But it's nowhere to be found on the House agenda. It's up to us to put it...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 20, 2014 | Better Off Budget
[fve]http://youtu.be/MPoAc7FVk0E[/fve] "Full employment," according to some economists and policymakers, is not as full as it used to be. The upshot is that many people in Washington are beginning to regard as "normal" what should be unacceptable. That's one more...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 18, 2014 | Better Off Budget
[fve]http://youtu.be/2O6RQSUoSwA[/fve] The Congressional Progressive Caucus "Better Off Budget," which was released last week, is a more "mainstream" or even "small 'c' conservative" budget than some commentators might suggest, economist Joshua Smith of the Economic...
by Thom Hartmann | Mar 17, 2014 | Economy, The 2015 Budget
President Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion dollar budget. Although his 2015 plan has been deemed more politics than policy, it's a blueprint of how to start repairing our economy. The 2015 fiscal plan would move us away from austerity, and start us back on a path...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 14, 2014 | Better Off Budget
The big battles in D.C. are over the federal government's budget. You would think that the announcement of a comprehensive budget proposal from the largest group of Democrats in the House, that lines up with the American people's wishes and solves the country's budget...
