by Sam Pizzigati | Feb 13, 2011 | Blog
It’s federal budget time, and they’re talking 1950s on Capitol Hill. Well, sometimes we can move forward by turning the political clock back. But we have to know exactly where to stop. Last week, in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Obama pledged...
by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog
Today, the House is expected to approve a Republican resolution that would effectively cut all federal government "non-security" spending by nearly 20%. Their political objective is contrast Republican budget slashing to the President's support of a "spending binge" –...
by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog
No, that headline is not a quote from White House political adviser David Axelrod during yesterday's blogger roundtable which I was fortunate to attend. But you tell me how else to interpret this: DAVID AXELROD: Well, we have an obligation to put a budget forward, and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter are having some success in creating jobs for their residents in a tough economic climate. And Republicans in Congress are working to take away the tools they are using to put people to work. Both...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog
Whatever you may think of him, you've got to give Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) credit. He said he would present his own budget, and now he's done it. He's even taken to the pages of The Wall Street Journal to defend it, and challenge Republicans and Democrats to: find other...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Slasher-Movie Economics A vicious, savage, axe-wielding killer stalks the political landscape, yearning to draw blood, slash victims, and amputate limbs. That's not my description of austerity economics - that's how its fans talk about it. "Austerity" is defined as...
