by Dave Johnson | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog
At the AFL-CIO Blog: Call-In Day, July 13: Tell Congress to Pass Currency Legislation. On July 13, tens of thousands of manufacturers across the country—members of the Fair Currency Coalition and the Coalition for a Prosperous America—will join with union members and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, what will you say to Jeff Sumner of Louisville when the lights go out in his house at the end of this week? How proud will you be of your votes against extending unemployment insurance to him and millions of other workers? Sumner is one...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog
McClatchy news story, No full Social Security benefits until age 70? Young Americans might not get full Social Security retirement benefits until they reach age 70 if some trial balloons that prominent lawmakers of both parties are floating become law. Don't fall for...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Over half of America has already felt the Great Recession, personally and profoundly. Yet life at our economy's summit remains ever so sweet. That's a bitter reality we really ought to start confronting. The ranks of the hurting — in Great Recession America...
by Bill Scher | Jul 11, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
The following was my contribution to The Hill's weekly "blogger face-off," as the conservative Ace of Spades and myself answered the question "Like Sen. Graham said, will the Tea Party movement die out?" Tea Party: Nothing New. Nothing Big. Was GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 9, 2010 | Blog, Economy
President Obama gave a major talk on the economic crisis today. While the choice of Las Vegas for its location might be considered ironic, given the fact that Big Bank gambling created the crisis, there's good news: The President's speech could serve as a blueprint...
