by Dave Johnson | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Conservative policies have propelled us into a global race to the bottom. Conservatives can take pride: we're winning! "Free trade" -- moving factories across borders to evade the protections of democracy that generations of Americans fought for -- pits exploited...
by Bill Scher | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog
While many progressives have lamented the inability of the President and the congressional leadership to pass legislation capping greenhouse gas emission, few have recognized that the White House always had a Plan B for averting the climate crisis - the EPA. But if...
by Leo Gerard | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
The electorate is bitter and angry. It’s no wonder. Foreclosures rise while Wall Street bankers, whose recklessness caused this grave recession, grab million dollar bonuses. Unemployment is stuck at 9.5 percent, but corporations continue to ship jobs overseas. The...
by Zach Carter | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog
Corporate cash does funny things to people. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into office by pledging to fight "special interests," but just a decade or so later, he's running one of the biggest special interest shows in Washington. It's easy to see the appeal. As the fancy...
by Zach Carter | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
The New York Times should be embarrassed. This morning, the paper of record published an outrageous hit-piece on Raj Date, one of the most effective consumer advocates in the nation. The article completely misconstrues Date's work on financial reform, ignores his...
by Zach Carter | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
It's been pretty well-documented that the ultimate fate of Wall Street reform will depend on a series of highly technical proceedings at federal regulatory agencies. If regulators adopt tough new rules, the financial overhaul could succeed well beyond the expectations...
