by Sara Robinson | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog
If last Tuesday showed us anything, it's this: We are not going to get America back on the right road -- the one that leads to a progressive, just, carbon-free, equal-opportunity future -- by political means alone. That was an illusion, and it's time to give it up. We...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog
In October Treasury Secretary Geithner sent a letter to the G20 member nations asking them to join and set targets limiting trade imbalances to ensure “orderly rebalancing of global demand.” The idea is to set up a general sustainable framework for the G20 countries...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
A word of advice to the folks at the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: it may be time to "slow your roll" as, we used to say where I come from. Based on their own admissions, and Alan Simpson's bedraggled look at the commission's...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
Here's the plain truth about what's at stake in the unemployment insurance extension fight that is about to take place when Congress returns for its lame-duck session next week: If congressional Republicans succeed in blocking an extension of extended unemployment...
by Josh Rosenblum | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
The Latest Battle to Take Social Security from the Middle Class, People of Color, and People with Disabilities Earlier today I attended a press conference in an elaborate 8th floor room overlooking the U.S. Capitol at the Newseum for an unveiling of billionaire Pete...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
I have been writing about the Tea Party, and asking what they will do if/when the DC Republicans betray them. CAF has set up a page for the Tea Party Getting Played series. This is the latest in the series. The Tea Party candidates vowed they would be different, would...
