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...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
I am not a burned down house. Like millions of Americans, I have a "pre-existing condition." But I am not a "burned down house", as Mike Huckabee and those who applauded his recent statement seem, to think. When Republicans attack health care reform, Democrats like to...
by Zach Carter | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
I agree with everything Paul Krugman has to say about Max Abelson's excellent run-down of the Wall Street whinery, but his critique stops a little too short. Abelson's piece emphasizes that Wall Street isn't really upset about any policies the Obama administration has...
