by Richard Eskow | Jul 5, 2010 | Blog
There's a new conventional wisdom forming in Washington, DC this July 4th, one that transcends party lines and the usual classifications of "left" and "right" as they're understood in that city. It's only being recognized now, because it deals with a number of...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 4, 2010 | Blog, Minimum Wage
July 4, 1776, Independence Day celebrates our fight to cast off colonial rule by a wealthy elite who were keeping the benefits of our labors for themselves. We fought this system and we won our independence. In the years since We, the People have built up solid public...
by Bill Scher | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, who is emerging as the point person for any energy bill this year, ended a C-Span interview yesterday with a strikingly candid statement: There is a big gap between what the scientists say we should do to deal with climate change, and what the...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The real jobs and deficit test is coming when the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire this year. If Congress lets them expire, deficit fears go away and there will be money to create jobs, maintain and modernize infrastructure, make the nation competitive in world...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog
If the members of Congress who are spending time in their states and districts during the July 4 recess only get one message, it must be this one: Fight for the unemployed when you return to Washington. We mean, really fight, with serious votes on bills that match the...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog
Democrats won the news cycle yesterday when they slammed John Boehner for calling the economic crisis an "ant." But winning a news cycle isn't the same as winning an election. A new poll shows that the President and his party risk political suicide if they join in the...
