by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
I've just purchased tickets to see the new movie "Contagion," about a mysterious virus that spreads with deadly havoc around the globe. But after reading this article by the Los Angeles Times, I'm realizing that the real health horror story is not coming from...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
This is not your father's (or mother's) GOP. During a time of national crisis, the President has submitted an urgently-needed jobs bill that is well within the mainstream for Republicans as well as Democrats. But today's Republicans are a new breed, dedicated not to...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
President Obama has taken a step in the right direction with his speech and jobs plan. It was a small step - but it has to be to present Republicans with the choice to cooperate or get pushed out of the way. If this passes it is a win for jobs and the economy -- and...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
Last month, in one week, the DC Metro Area was hit with an earthquake (5.9 on the Richter scale) and the remnants of Hurricane Irene. This week, we're being it with heavy rains (a month's rain in a week, according to the Baltimore Sun), from tropical storm Lee, and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Today 68 major progressive organizations have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to present a "big, bold" jobs program to the nation in his anticipated post-Labor Day address. Some of the organizations signing the letter, while praising the...
