by Dave Johnson | May 5, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Congressional Democrats yesterday unveiled the Make It In America plan for the 112th congress. This is a set of specific, detailed, targeted bills that clearly create jobs and restore our economic competitiveness, beginning with a national strategy for manufacturing....
by Jeff Bryant | May 5, 2011 | Blog, Education
Now that No Child Left Behind has become the butt of popular ridicule, and the prospect of forging a new consensus on education policy in DC seems doubtful, you would think that everyone currently clamoring for education "reform" would step back, take a deep breath,...
by Robert Borosage | May 5, 2011 | Blog
Click here to sign the petition: "Draw Down Afghanistan. Build Up America." And click here to hear Robert Borosage tell NPR, "This policy has no clothes and it's going to change." We went into Afghanistan to track down those who launched the 9/11 attacks on America....
by Richard Eskow | May 5, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Big banks and credit card companies have made a PR misstep in the fight over debit card charges. They're trying to use the Bush Administration's anti-terror team to convince Americans that exorbitant debit card fees are needed for our nation's security. The timing...
by | May 4, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
Within a week, as the news and analysis of Osama bin Laden's demise fades, the American people will focus once again on the issues that matter most to their daily lives. For most Americans, that includes the jobs market and the state of our economy. But no one is...
by Terrance Heath | May 4, 2011 | Blog
In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death, and the celebrations inspired by news of his demise, there's been some discussion of whether Americans should be celebrating and just what Americans are celebrating. Are we celebrating the death of another human being (even...