by Roger Hickey | Aug 4, 2011 | Blog
The immediate impact of the “debt deal” was bad enough: painful cuts without any tax increases for the wealthy. But Phase Two could be much worse--unless we push back hard. A new undemocratic "Super Committee" is charged with finding $1.5 trillion in savings – from...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 4, 2011 | Blog
Last night, as I lamented the state of America's governance — that we have come to be ruled by a 60-member tea party coalition that, at most, comprises only about 14 percent of the House yet somehow overrules the rest of the House, the Senate and the White House — my...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog
You probably don’t know that another act of hostage-taking by Republicans is underway. They have shut down the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help Delta Airlines in its battle to keep its workers from voting in a union. This is costing the government $200...
by Roger Hickey | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog
Are you disgusted with a Washington held hostage by right-wing Republicans, putting retirement security, health care, and public investment on the chopping block – and ignoring the jobs crisis? What's it going to take to end the Republican insanity and Democratic...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog
What did Republicans learn from the debt ceiling debacle? All the wrong lessons. Here is Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell gloating about taking the economy "hostage." "I think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might take...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog
The American people have just endured a months-long bipartisan battering with words, as politicians and talking heads from both parties insist that they "take their medicine" by enduring severe austerity cuts. Against all evidence, they were told that this would be...
