by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2010 | Blog
If 60+ Orgs Representing 30+ million people gave a press conference in a forest and no media covers it ... will these 30+ million people still vote against politicians who vote to cut benefits? You can bet your seat in Congress they will! Last week leaders of more...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2010 | Blog
We need a Democracy Tariff, imposed at the border on goods that are brought in from countries where the people have not been able to build a strong democracy that protects their workers, wages and environment. Yesterday in Exporting Jobs Is Not “Trade.” It Evades...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog
There's a new undercurrent in Washington debate, an unstated drive to undo the bipartisan consensus that's governed American policy for a century. New pieces by Fareed Zakaria and Clive Crook merely reflect the new unspoken theme that's revealing itself in debates on...
by Zach Carter | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is the Republican Party's latest effort at putting forward a credible economic ideologist. His recent interview with Ezra Klein reveals this effort as a complete failure. Ryan's views about the financial sector completely contradict his...
by Bill Scher | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog
The Senate is expected to vote today on providing $26 billion in aid to fiscally distressed states and cities. The vote is about many things. Jobs. Health care. Tax fairness. But it's not about the deficit. Why? Because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has completely...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
We, the People have fought hard to build and strengthen our democracy. We built up laws and institutions and protections. It has been a particularly hard fight to build a middle class with weekends off, good wages, worker protections and some degree of protection of...
