by Robert Borosage | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Drawing the Line Last night, President Obama powerfully called on the Congress to end the “political circus” and act on jobs. His agenda featured proposals that have traditionally gained bipartisan support. He indicted the failed conservative notion “that the only...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog, Economy
One of the House Progressive Caucus co-chairs, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., is expected to introduce a bill later today that will require the 12-member congressional deficit-reduction "super-committee" to vote on a plan to create 3 million jobs—before acting on...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog, Education
My guest today is Rob Levine. Rob is the founder of Cursor.org and Mediatransparency.org. He blogs about education issues and other topics at his personal blog thecuckingstool.blogspot.com. As the federal government's primary help for schools that educate...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
In last night's Republican Presidential debate, former US Ambassador to China and Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman was asked about Gov. Mitt Romney's call to confront China over their trade policies. Huntsman appeared to say that we should not confront China over...
by Digby | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog
I write a lot about the Villagers' endless preening about "shared sacrifice", as if forcing old ladies to live on even less than they do now is somehow equal to asking corporations to depreciate their corporate jets over a longer period. It drives me crazy. But this,...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog
One part of Mitt Romney's "Jobs Plan" is worth pointing out and commending: he is right when it comes to China. Romney calls for steps to make China "play be the rules" including sanctions for currency manipulation and blocking China's use of third-party countries to...
