by Bill Scher | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog
Yesterday I highlighted several campaign ads directly and indirectly defending a vote for the health care reform law. These ads are airing on the grounds that you can't win an argument without making one. One of those ads -- Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold's -- has drawn...
by Bill Scher | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog, Minimum Wage
2010 is similar to 1994 in that Americans are frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, and out-of-power conservatives appear to be more energized than progressives conflicted about compromises. But there are two big differences between the 2010 midterm elections...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog
Is there a currency war going on? Yes, it has been going on for some time. It's up to China to end it. China has taken a number of steps over recent years to boost and “protect” its economy, building industries and providing badly-needed jobs. Good for them. But they...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog
Thomas Friedman, in a Sunday's NYTimes op-ed, Third Party Rising, looks at our country's political gridlock, gets is partially correct, then reaches the wrong conclusions. Friedman notes that DC is broken, can't get a crucially-needed energy bill and other important...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
All the major banking institutions say the right things about race and equality. They all have diversity programs. A few financial industry leaders, like Robert Rubin and Jamie Dimon, even support socially liberal causes. Yet the banking industry covertly uses payday...
