by Richard Eskow | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog
Archon Fung recently wrote a piece in the Huffington Post entitled "The Left Should Learn to Trust Americans," which mocked Dean Baker and me for criticizing AmericaSpeaks and the "national town meeting on the deficit." We both felt the presentation was skewed toward...
by Zach Carter | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog
Today, Goldman Sachs sent its second-highest-ranking officer to Washington, D.C. to tell the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that his company is staffed and managed by complete idiots. In an effort to evade investigation, Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
In the film, “Monte Python and the Holy Grail,” King Arthur severs both of the Black Knight’s arms during a sword fight, but the Black Knight attempts to battle on. The king admonishes him: “You’ve got no arms left.” The knight refutes that: “Yes I have.” “Look,” at...
by Zach Carter | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is defending his decision to vote against the Wall Street reform bill on the grounds that it is simply too weak to prevent future crises, and Tim Fernholz is crying foul. On policy substance, Feingold is undoubtedly correct. From Feingold:...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog
This was in today's Progressive Breakfast, which of course you all read (sign up here), but I want to break it out for attention: W. Post's Harold Meyerson argues China and Germany are handling recession better because of manufacturing: "Most Americans, I suspect,...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 30, 2010 | Blog
Obama went to town meeting in Racine. Full transcript here: http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=12735210 He finally did contrast with conservative ideas that failed. On economy, on jobs, on Wall Street, on energy. Gloves not off, but at least mixing it up....
