by | Jan 19, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The debate about America’s future “begins and ends concretely with the question of jobs,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said this morning In a speech at the National Press Club in Washington outlining a working families’ vision for the nation. Trumka urged...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 19, 2011 | Blog
A couple of weeks ago it looked like Senate Democrats were "fired up and ready to go" on reforming the filibuster system. All of the returning Senate Dems signed a letter calling on Harry Reid to push for change, and that unanimous opinion looked like the foundation...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 19, 2011 | Blog
During the presidential campaign, Republicans enjoyed poking fun at Obama's "Yes, We Can," campaign slogan. Most often they simply restated it as "No, You Can't." However, the GOP majority in the House is setting out to exemplify its own slogan: "No, We Can't." The...
by Bill Scher | Jan 19, 2011 | Blog
Yesterday the House Republicans began the floor debate over its bill to repeal the health reform law. And as both McClatchy Newspapers and The Washington Post's Dana Milbank noted, they managed to leave behind much of their past vitriol. There was little talk of...
by Mary Bottari | Jan 19, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Two years after a catastrophic financial collapse and six months after the passage of a Wall Street reform bill, astonishing tales of volatility in the market are all too common. If you think inexplicable flash crashes are worrisome, brace yourself for the next big...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 18, 2011 | Blog, Economy
What is it about jobs that is hard to get? The new Republican congressional majority is railing about repealing health care and cutting spending. The president is wooing business and bankers. The punditry is focused on austerity and deficit reduction. But, as a...
