by Dave Johnson | Jun 26, 2010 | Blog
A letter-writer in my local paper today reaches the wrongest possible conclusion: Public, private workers live in different worlds The current issue of Time magazine includes a cover story on the increasing numbers of nearly bankrupt states and municipalities across...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog
The organizers of AmericaSpeaks, tomorrow's "town hall meeting"/media event designed to focus attention on budget-cutting, have issued a document called "Myths & Facts About AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy." A number of excellent pieces have already been...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog
The House and Senate have reached a deal and we have a financial reform deal. That means we will see significant improvements over the status quo as it existed yesterday. It also means we still haven't addressed the gravest risks to the economy. Most of all it means...
by Zach Carter | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Members of Congress finished ironing out their differences on Wall Street reform last night, and the resulting bill deserves unequivocal support from progressives and conservatives alike. But while the final package is a necessary first step to overhauling the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed the conservative filibuster of the latest jobs and jobless aid bill was because they oppose any increase of the national debt: "The principle Democrats are defending is that they will not pass a bill unless it adds to the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog
As today's Progressive Breakfast points out, NYT news reports suggests move is for real, part of fundamental change in Chinese economy: "For years, Chinese leaders looked to the millions of poor workers from the country’s interior as the engine of a roaring export...
