by Bill Scher | Sep 19, 2013 | Shutdown
After putting maximum pressure on House Republicans to threaten government shutdown if Obamacare is not repealed, he seems uninterested in pressuring his fellow Senators to follow suit. His statement last night put all the responsbility on the House: "Harry Reid will...
by Digby | Sep 18, 2013 | Economy, Minimum Wage, Progressive Vision
When I was in college I worked as a staffer for a home health agency for a while. And I learned what a terribly difficult job it is. These people care for the elderly and disabled in their homes often under very difficult conditions and they almost always do it with a...
by Stan Collender | Sep 16, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Health, Shutdown
There are many reasons why the budget fight that will take pace over the next few weeks and months will be more difficult than any of the close-to-debacles that have occurred in recent years. The reasons include John Boehner (R-OH), who was already the weakest and...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 16, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair
Accidents happen all the time in politics. This was not of those times. When the potential nomination of Lawrence Summers to the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve surfaced, progressives responded. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown organized a letter in support of vice chair...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 13, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Progressive Vision, The Jobs Challenge
Ronald Brownstein, at the National Journal, has crunched numbers and demographic trends to explain why the GOP can't win by pinning all its hopes on white voters. Brownstein's work raises an important question: Can the GOP craft an economic message that keeps white...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 12, 2013 | Conservatism, Shutdown
They're back – and they're more extreme than ever. GOP House leaders John Boehner and Eric Cantor are still pushing economic ideas disproved a century ago, peddling deep spending cuts that would inflict more misery on the already-beleaguered majority. But that's not...
