by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Our form of government depends on an informed public. But currently the gap between what the public wants and what the public knows is huge. Democrats in Congress have an opportunity this week to draw sharp contrasts between the parties, so voters can be made aware of...
by Bill Scher | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog
It's been 20 months since Barack Obama was inaugurated, six months since health care reform was signed into law, three months since seniors began receiving prescription drug rebate checks, and one week since the first round of reforms was implemented. After a bruising...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Like the clear results on a pH test strip, the vote in the U.S. Senate this week on the Creating American Jobs and Ending Off-Shoring Act showed Republicans’ true color: Red. Red for China. Or Mexico. Or Indonesia. Or anywhere multi-national corporations get tax...
by Bill Scher | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Reasonable people can disagree about the merits of the Wall Street bailout. But you can't reasonably believe we should use taxpayer money to bail out irresponsible bankers and do nothing to insist bankers start behaving responsibly. As my colleague Zach Carter just...
by Zach Carter | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
A full 90 members of Congress who voted to bailout Wall Street in 2008 failed to support financial reform reining in the banks that drove our economy off a cliff. But when you examine campaign contribution data, it's really no surprise that these particular lawmakers...
