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...
by Bill Scher | Aug 5, 2011 | Blog
Last night, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell reported on the Campaign for America's Future petition to "Put Bernie On The Super Committee" and interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders on what he would do if named to the committee. The transcript is below. O'DONNELL: Senator, the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 5, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Today's jobs report from the Labor Department should not be spun as positive, even though at a net increase of 117,000 jobs it is better than the Wall Street consensus. While the White House may breathe a sign of relief that the numbers were not lower, one fundamental...
