by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 12, 2010 | Blog
The tax dollars we spend on higher ed ought to have one purpose and one purpose alone: to educate students. So why do we let these dollars mint mega millionaires? Most students who attend college today are getting an education. But more and more are not getting the...
by Mary Bottari | Sep 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Sometimes job cuts have a way of sneaking up on you -- a few teachers here, a police officer there and another fire department that is not open when you need them. But as every EMT knows, a thousand small cuts can still kill the patient. One group is pushing back...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
I appeared on the Stephanie Miller Show yesterday with guest host John Fugelsang to discuss Social Security and the Deficit Commission. He'd seen my piece on the fact that the Commission members who want to cut retirement benefits all have excellent retirement...
by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
Pretty much any time the President proposes anything, conservatives cry "Uncertainty!" -- that somehow the mere act of proposing reform causes businesses to be become paralyzed by uncertainty at what will happen next. Of course, the only way to end any uncertainty is...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
The rest of the world is realizing that extracting and burning fossil fuels as their main energy source is not a good, safe, sustainable and cost-effective approach, and is starting a transition to alternatives. This transition presents the biggest economic...
by Brian Dockstader | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
Did you hear the big news? Yesterday on his show, Rush Limbaugh vowed that he would leave the country if health care reform passes! LIMBAUGH: I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the...
