by Robert Borosage | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Over 300 economists and policy analysts just released a statement warning the Congress and the Administration that bold action is needed to put people to work and get the economy going. The statement—Don't Kill Jobs and Growth in the Name of Deficit Reduction—was...
by Zach Carter | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
Larry Summers is out, and President Barack Obama now faces a critical decision. He can focus on policy, naming a replacement who wants to ease the economic strains on American households, or he can focus on politics, naming a candidate who appeases the corporate...
by Bill Scher | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
The following was published by the Barry Kendall of the Progressive Ideas Network, summarizing the panel discussion I participated in while at Netroots Nation 2010. At this year’s Netroots Nation convention in Las Vegas, I moderated a panel called “Think...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Less than a week after the U.S. Census Bureau reported record levels of poverty in the United States, congressional leaders have informed members of a progressive jobs coalition that there will not be a vote before the November elections on a jobs program for...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 26, 2010 | Blog
A modest tax on all U.S. personal fortunes over $1 billion could raise more than enough revenue from the Forbes 400 alone to erase the combined budget shortfalls of every state in the nation. David Rockefeller, Sr., the only surviving grandchild of America’s...
by Sara Robinson | Sep 24, 2010 | Blog
I haven't been blogging for the past few weeks because I was busy moving house. After nearly seven years in Canada, my husband and son and I packed up our things, and came home to the US. The decision was almost an accidental one -- it's a long and not very...
