by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 21, 2011 | Blog
Did you hear the story about the group of millionaires who called a press conference Monday and called on Congress to levy higher taxes on them? I didn't think so. On a day in which we were treated with TMI about a New York congressman's errant self portraits, the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 21, 2011 | Blog
A government agency is blocked from functioning by obstructionist, party-over-country, Republican Senators. The President makes recess appointments to get government functioning again and the agency starts doing its job. The result: working people are protected. Today...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 21, 2011 | Blog
In the first post in this series, I noted that in the "Path to Prosperity" — which Republicans approved unanimously — Rep. Paul Ryan cited Medicaid as one of the biggest drivers of our national debt. The Republican budget formerly known as the Ryan budget,...
by | Jun 21, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
With unemployment at a near historic high in the United States, could you imagine any American company bringing in foreign workers to work for them below the minimum wage and with no benefits? Most people would say no. But can you imagine those same Americans forcing...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 20, 2011 | Blog
So far from God, so close to the Republican National Committee When some Simpsons characters took refuge in the local church after a hurricane, the church marquee read "God welcomes his victims." With that invitation, Reverend Lovejoy (an underrated Simpsons character...
