by Bill Scher | Jul 20, 2011 | Blog
Yesterday, Wisconsin Republicans failed to oust a sitting Democratic state senator in the first of nine recall elections slated for this summer. While most of the recall elections targeting incumbent Republicans who support Gov. Walker's anti-public worker law,...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 20, 2011 | Blog
History books record an empire's fall as a series of dates and events. Battles are fought, people resist, elections are called, arrest warrants are issued. But those are just details. An empire really falls in that moment when people stop believing that it's...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2011 | Blog
If your family was facing economic hardship, what steps would you take to deal with it? Would you look for ways to reduce spending, increase your income, pay your bills, and cover basic necessities as well as invest for the future? Or would you reduce your spending,...
by Anne Thompson | Jul 19, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The Austin American-Statesman ran an op-ed Saturday under the head-spinning headline ”Low Texas Wages are Mostly Good News.” No joke. American-Statesman staff writers Lori Taylor and Heather Gregory noted that Texas had the highest percentage of low-wage workers in...
by Bill Scher | Jul 19, 2011 | Blog
Conservatives and corporate leaders routinely blame President Obama's policies and proposals on progressive taxation and new regulations for the current weak state of the economy. Such claims were reheated yesterday with a fresh blast of hot air from Wynn Resorts CEO...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 18, 2011 | Blog
Forty-one members of Congress today are calling on the White House to take a simple step toward respecting the views of the American Majority: Include the budget proposal that reflects the American Majority's priorities in the deficit discussions the White House is...
