by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
With all of the attention around what looks to be a bad budget deal between the White House and Congress to avert a government shutdown, almost lost was the fact that progressive leaders in the House have produced the outlines of a budget that will do more to reduce...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
"To whom much is given, much is required." As he stood with the Congressional Progressive Caucus to present the People's Budget yesterday, Democratic Minority Whip Hank Johnson echoed the words of John F. Kennedy as he compared the caucus's budget to Rep. Paul Ryan's...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
Poetry graces the speeches of Barack Obama. Few political leaders have his skill of telling the progressive story of America in a way that draws us together. His budget speech delivered at George Washington was exemplary, portraying an America of both rugged...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
This weekend the New York Times ran what seemed to be a somewhat overly flattering piece about right-wing anti-entitlement hawk Pete Peterson, and the piece included this paragraph: Progressives like Mr. Baker or Richard Eskow of the Campaign for America’s Future...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 13, 2011 | Blog
Apparently the august and statesmanlike Mr. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (his real name) was a little displeased by our piece in the Huffington Post this weekend, "Why Progressives Keep Losing and the Right Keeps Winning." He read it out loud on his show this...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 13, 2011 | Blog
The President speech on the Federal deficit marked a brilliant return to what might be called his "holographic" style. Like a hologram, the President's speech was beautiful and evocative and shimmered with light. But like a hologram, what you see depends on where you...
