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...
by Adele Stan | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
By Rick Perlstein First, they came for the spinach. I remember the day last September. The supermarket had a new kind of salad dressing, one that looked like it would taste good with spinach. I went to the produce section to buy a bag. But they all had been recalled....
by Richard Eskow | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
In light of today's terrible job numbers, it's a bittersweet experience to re-read a recent report from Wells Fargo Bank which argues that high unemployment is "the new normal." While it's comforting to find Wells Fargo employees who aren't laundering money for the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
The Washington Post published an investigative report on how fossil fuel companies are "spending significant sums of money" to directly fund public schools that teach biased curriculums that promote their industries. And the most brazen example is buried in the middle...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Now can we agree that there is a jobs crisis? The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an anemic number of new jobs created in May, 54,000. In other words, we're moving backward in terms of putting Americans back to work, as indicated by the uptick in the unemployment...
