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...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 24, 2010 | Blog
Karen Nussbaum has seen first-hand that the conventional wisdom that has erstwhile progressive candidates running with their tails tucked between their legs in the face of Tea Party rhetoric is just plain wrong. She is the executive director of Working America, a...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 24, 2010 | Blog
When last we left our story, the young guns came galloping into a critical moment. The recession is over, and as the dust settles it reveals that the American economy and middle class lay bleeding: 45 million Americans are living in poverty, last year saw the largest...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2010 | Blog
The House Ways and Means Committee just approved a bill that pushes China to raise the value of its currency. It looks like the bill will go to a vote on the House floor next week. This is a very big deal because it is a "second front" pushing China to bring its...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 23, 2010 | Blog
Holy Toledo! I downloaded the Pledge To America document. Before reading I skimmed through it and noticed the photos. You try it. Download it and look at the photos. It is clear just who is and who is not "American" in their eyes. After looking at the pictures, read...
