by | May 24, 2011 | Blog, Economy
How can we make sense of the spectacle that's been unfolding across the American political landscape? Politicians in Wisconsin, Ohio and a dozen other states are trying to take away workers' right to organize and bargain for a better life. But that's not all. In...
by Dave Johnson | May 24, 2011 | Blog
"Budgets are more than collections of numbers. They are a statement of our values." All we hear about in the corporate/conservative "mainstream" media is the Tea Party (Koch) line saying we need to cut taxes for the rich and pay for it by cutting the things We, the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 23, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer laid out his bottom-line principles for how he believed the deficit should be addressed in a speech today before the Bipartisan Policy Institute. None of the five elements he listed address what voters say is the No. 1 economic problem:...
by Richard Eskow | May 23, 2011 | Blog
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his candidacy today by setting a tone that could resonate with the American people. A lot of people assume that President Obama's above-the-fray campaign strategy will ensure his re-election, no matter what happens to rest of his party's...
