by Dave Johnson | Sep 27, 2013 | Conservatism, Shutdown
After the last election Republicans have one power left: the power to destroy the country. They are threatening to use it to get what they want. And what they want is to reverse the results of the last election. Shutdown Threat, Followed By Debt-Ceiling Threat We...
by Digby | Sep 25, 2013 | Economy, Retirement Security, The Jobs Challenge
There's a lot of resentment toward baby boomers among young people out there and often for a very good reason. We are an insufferably self-centered lot. (And the generation that famously used "never trust anyone over 30" as its credo is in no position to complain.) In...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 25, 2013 | Economy, Too Big To Jail
Someone should tell AIG CEO Robert Benmosche that unless he's hanging from the end of a rope, he's not being lynched. Americans are at the end of their ropes, because the wealthy got bailed out while the rest of us got left out. Benmosche recently told the Wall Street...
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Minimum Wage
Pope Francis did it again. On Sunday, during a meeting with a group of unemployed workers, the Pope abandoned his prepared comments and railed against economic inequality. Pope Francis has previously spoken out against harsh austerity policies that are harming...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 23, 2013 | Shutdown
Republicans are trying to use a government shutdown as a hostage to get things they want. But the Obamacare defunding is misdirection -- Republicans don't want people thinking about the terrible, economy-killing cuts they are demanding to keep the government running...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 22, 2013 | Chained CPI, Retirement Security
It’s autumn, when a politician’s fancy turns to thoughts of a Grand Bargain. Right now it looks as if the two sides are at an impasse. But President Obama’s “no negotiations” posture only applies to the debt ceiling, and his budget still includes the “chained CPI” cut...
