by Bill Scher | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog
It's been 20 months since America embraced a progressive path after decades of conservative failure. How have conservative leaders reacted since then? By reassessing what went wrong on their watch and offering fresh ideas? Or by completely losing their minds? For the...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
What happened to Moody's is what happens to every "agent" who thinks he can serve two masters. The sad thing is that it keeps happening, even though we've seen this movie before. Credit rating agencies are supposed to monitor debt that's issued by financial...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
This week Leonard Downie, the former Executive Editor of the Washington Post, attacked blogs in general and the Huffington Post specifically, saying they're "parasites" who live off "journalism produced by others." His comment would have carried more weight if...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
When Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1928, the Republican party promised his victory would assure the prosperity of “a chicken in every pot.” This week, Republicans proffered a similar pledge to America. Hoover won, and in 1929, after a decade of GOP rule in...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
Congressional Republicans released their "Pledge for America" today with a press event at a Virginia hardware store, and a hardware store was definitely the right choice: If these policies ever take effect you're going to get screwed. It was slightly amusing to see...
by Bill Scher | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
This Saturday, progressives will be marching on Washington for the One Nation Working Together rally. Should you bother? The New York Times reports: Predicting a crowd of more than 100,000, some 300 liberal groups — including the N.A.A.C.P., the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the...
