by Dave Johnson | Feb 3, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Who is our economy for? Who is our government for? For 30 years we have been undergoing a transition from "We, the People" democratic government to a plutocracy run by and for the wealthy. One indicator of this transition is the way the DC Elite respond to...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 3, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Much as I loathe the woman, I'm hearing stuff that almost makes me consider donning a "Palin in 2012" button. Not because I want to see her elected (*shudder*). And not out of morbid curiosity But because of what her candidacy could do to the election — and...
by Bill Scher | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog
After President Obama declined to embrace any specific recommendation from the Simpson-Bowles proposal that originated in his deficit commission, you might have thought that the plan would be buried for good, But key senators won't let it die the death the public...
by Mary Bottari | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog
Rumor has it that the 50 state attorney general investigation into the Fraudclosure scandal is wrapping up. It's time for a backbone check. Will the state attorneys general just ask the big banks and service providers to turn over a chunk of change from seemingly...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog
Steve Forbes, former presidential candidate, and editor in chief of Forbes Magazine argues from this "Greece/Ireland-like crisis battering local U.S. governments" that "a lot of good may come." He lists the opportunities that misery creates for conservatives. It's an...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog
"A third group of companies simply seems to have become expert at avoiding taxes. When the three accounting professors analyzed more than 2,000 companies, they found big variations in tax rates within almost every subset of companies. Companies in the same industry...
