by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
If you like your Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, courts, roads, trains and the rest of what government does for We, the People, then you should pay attention to this. Early next year the Republicans will demand severe cuts to everything or they will allow the...
by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
The House Republican leadership has announced it will enact two things immediately upon taking control of the House this week: a new "CutGo" rule to require revenue offsets for any increases in spending, and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act health reform law. The...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
Can we compete with China's wages? Does government interference and regulation hold us back? Are our unions keeping us from being competitive? Do we need to lower our standard of living in a race to the bottom? You might be surprised to learn that Germany pays higher...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
The new Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is proving that the financial services industry invested well when it spent more than $200 million on the 2010 elections, including more than $106 million on Republican candidates. Rep. Spencer...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
Last Friday the White House partied like it was 1999. It was fascinating to see Bill Clinton back at the podium, and it's a pleasure to see a master of the medium at work. But the Administration's latest moves raise serious concerns about the future of Obama's...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
The Washington Post ran a story how hard it is for a family making only $250K a year. Just who could a story like this be written by and for? How many ways does this story mislead its readers? If you want to write about hardship write some stories about and for the...