by Sam Pizzigati | Aug 6, 2011 | Blog
The American political system isn't working for average Americans anymore. Don't blame the Tea Party, new political science research suggests. Blame inequality. In a sensible republic, democratically elected leaders come together in a respectful give-and-take to...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 6, 2011 | Blog
It's beginning to look like there's an economic shipwreck dead ahead. That plunging stock market is the wealthy passengers, trampling the children as they rush headlong toward the lifeboats. The nation's capital, the bridge of our ship of state, lies abandoned. The...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 6, 2011 | Blog
(Reposted from May of last year to commemorate the S&P "downgrade." The "agency" scams have since spent millions in lobbying money to weaken and delay the Franken Amendment and other urgently needed reforms.) PowerPoints, emails, and transcripts obtained by Sen. Carl...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 6, 2011 | Blog
PowerPoints, emails, and transcripts obtained by Sen. Carl Levin's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations illustrate the real magnitude of Sen. Al Franken's victory today. Sen. Franken was able to pass an amendment which eliminates the conflict of interest that's...
