by Roger Hickey | Jun 6, 2011 | Blog
Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. And we're going to commemorate these costly handouts ... by taking action to get rid of them. 10 years of Bush tax cuts is enough! Click here to demand your representative supports the Fairness in...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
This is a classic "small d" democratic moment. The economy is in deep trouble -- immediate and long term. Washington is oblivious, compromised by moneyed interests, knotted by ideological divides. It will take an angry and aroused citizens' movement to...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
Two years ago I blogged about being one of millions of Americans who has to swallow one of Big Pharma's bitter pills every morning. Over the last few years, drug-makers have embraced a startlingly simple tactic for fending off competition from generic brands: paying...
by Brian Dockstader | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
I thought my outrage meter was about pegged today after learning that coal companies are essentially bribing schools to lie to children about fossil fuels (e.g. "Our world is deficient in carbon dioxide, and a doubling of atmospheric CO2 is very beneficial."...
by Josh Ney | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has a voice that is noticeably absent from the Sunday morning news programs. He is opposed to cutting Social Security. He is in favor of raising taxes on the wealthy. He stands firmly for economic views that have the support...