by Dave Johnson | Jun 15, 2010 | Blog
"The moral equivalent of war." Tonight President Obama will talk about the Gulf oil catastrophe, and, hopefully, overall energy and climate policy. A look back at President Carter's fight over energy brings some context to this situation. On April 18, 1977, 33 years...
by Zach Carter | Jun 15, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
5:15 It is generally bad news that Barney Frank is backing this effort to gut the Franken amendment. That's the only serious reform effort on the table today, and for Frank to be coming out against it implies that he's much more willing to do Wall Street's dirty work...
by Alan Jenkins | Jun 15, 2010 | Blog
By and large, mayors are pragmatists. They've got snow to remove and potholes to fill, schools to run and crime to fight. Literally and figuratively, they must keep the trains running on time, or hear loudly and decisively from voters and constituents. That pragmatic...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 15, 2010 | Blog
It can be hard to grasp all the details of Section 716, the Senate provision that would force big banks to spin off their swap desks, but the principle isn't that complicated: Banks that get access to discounted money from the Federal Reserve, or federally-guaranteed...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 14, 2010 | Blog
As oil mucked the Gulf of Mexico and families mourned 11 dead rig workers, BP officials proclaimed that the corporation’s priority always was safety. This tracked the tack taken by Massey Energy, whose officials also declared safety was paramount after an explosion in...
by Eric Lotke | Jun 14, 2010 | Blog
It’s 2010, census year. The headcount was in April and the results will be released in December. Next spring the action begins: redistricting. If you thought the November elections mattered for control of Congress, the forward momentum of the progressive movement or...
