by Robert Borosage | Jan 26, 2011 | Blog, Economy
No surprise that President Obama knows how to deliver a speech. His State of the Union speech will add to his reviving poll numbers. He set up what should be a centerpiece of Washington's debate over the next months: invest and grow vs. the Republican "cut and...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 25, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Tonight, when President Obama gives his State of the Union address, he will be facing a nation that has millions of infrastructure jobs that need doing and millions of people out of work. The President is planning to address these two problems with a proposal to...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 25, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Tonight the President gives his State of the Union address, followed by the Republican response from Rep. Paul Ryan. There'll be a lot of talk about the economy: jobs, taxes, deficits, and the state of American business. If you find that your mind's getting lost in...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 24, 2011 | Blog
Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post just wrote an article entitled "Obama won't endorse raising retirement age or reducing Social Security benefits," where she reports that the State of the Union speech will not include any suggestions for cutting retirement...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 24, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Two years into his first term, President Obama can claim credit for two passing historic reforms — health care reform and financial reform. However, both were merely a beginning — a first step toward real reform — and fell far short of addressing effectively the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 24, 2011 | Blog
We all want to see the Senate start working again, and be more democratic. We have all lived through the breakdown of the Senate and the damage this has done to our democracy and the public's faith in government because of the abuse of the current rules. There is a...
