by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog
July 1 starts the fiscal new year in many states around the country, and thanks to economic policies pushed by conservative governors or state legislatures, combined with gridlock at the federal level, many of these states will set in motion policies that will make...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
Republicans are perpetrating a fraud. They say they're concerned about reducing government deficits. But you don't need to look at how they treat all of the country's biggest corporations (which is extremely well) or even how they kowtow to its richest 400 families,...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
The Congressional Progressive Caucus's "Speakout For Good Jobs" tour rolls into Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tonight, on what could hardly be a more auspicious day for workers in that city, as Gov. Scott Walker's bill stripping the state's public workers of almost...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
As my husband and I watched anxiously for news of the outcome of the New York state senate vote on marriage equality, my thoughts drifted back to one last worrisome aspect of the Supreme Court's Walmart ruling — what it means for minorities. It may not be obvious, but...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders committed common sense on the floor of the U.S. Senate. It's amazing that he wasn't cited for an ethics violation. Sanders called on the president to leave the Beltway, go across the country and talk sense to the American people about...
