by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 9, 2011 | Blog
House budget-cutters are taking their inspiration from the greatest giveaway — to the rich — artist the nation's capital has ever known. You won’t find many photos with smiles on the face of Andrew Mellon, the U.S. treasury secretary back in the 1920s. The...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog
"Watch what we do, not what we say" -- famous quote from a Nixon official, explaining that they make up the stuff they say to distract and divert people from understanding what they are doing. They say they are trying to cut deficits. They are doing something else...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog
Since the election the entire Republican structure, from the bottom to the top, has been rejoicing that they are in a position to shut down the government again. Their radio and TV and blogs and articles and speeches have been talking demanding a shutdown,...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog
When conservatives start talking "welfare reform," progressives usually respond one of two ways. We either: (a) start inching towards the exits; or (b) stand in open-mouthed wonder, asking one another "Wait, they're not serious, right?" Oh, they're...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog
Republicans are saying they are going to either gut the government or shut it down. They mean it. It's gut or shut, and they are not going to allow a third choice. This is not just posturing and they are not likely to engage in bipartisan bargaining. Their rhetoric...
by Roger Hickey | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Editor's Note: Yesterday, Campaign for America's Future Co-Director Roger Hickey joined MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan to discuss the re-launch of TheMiddleClass.org and its breaking analysis of the...
