by Bill Scher | Aug 15, 2011 | Blog
A precedent was set in the debt limit deal. If there is a crisis that so imminently threatens America's foundation that the well-being of our children and grandchildren is at risk, then we must suspend the effective supermajority requirement for passing legislation in...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 15, 2011 | Blog
An unelected and unrepresentative group they call the 'Super Committee' has been given extraordinary power over our own economic destiny. Think if it as a political Justice League of America, except that its mission is to rescue Treasury bonds, not people. Problem is,...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 15, 2011 | Blog
Today on "Democracy Now!", Robert Borosage discussed the "dangerously wrongheaded" path the Super Committee appears to be taking. Video is above and transcript is below. AMY GOODMAN: Talk about this "super committee," what its powers are, first. ROBERT BOROSAGE: Well,...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Here is everything you need to know about how to fix the deficits and jobs problems. This is a chart of job creation over the last few years: There is a report in Saturday's New York Times, "White House Debates Fight on Economy," saying the Obama administration is...
