by Roger Hickey | Jun 16, 2011 | Blog
The Campaign for America's Future released the following statement after joining with several progressive allies for a successful petition drive calling for a rapid military withdrawal from Afghanistan. *** The Campaign for America’s Future, MoveOn.Org, CREDO, Brave...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Efforts by those who never want to hear someone say, “Bye-bye American manufacturing,” converged coincidentally to make June Buy American month. First, at the forceful urging of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the Smithsonian on June 8 opened an all-American-made...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog
Fear never goes out of fashion. Once again Republicans are dealing in fear instead of facts, and why not? It's worked in the past, and a nation that's locked in seemingly permanent recession and high unemployment may be in the market for some scapegoats. Monday's...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog
One of the three 'serious' candidates for the 2012 Republican White House bid says the tax cuts for the rich he's proposing will expand America's 'entrepreneurial' class. What does history say? Last week, in a “major policy address,” GOP Presidential...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog
This weekend I went to the San Mateo (CA) County Fair. My wife’s dance troupe (pic here) and students were performing. (They were on a stage next to and immediately before the pig races, near the funnel cake stand.) I got there early and before they started I walked...
