by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog, Economy
What if the nation's jobless crisis received the same 24-7 media attention that the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is now receiving? That is the question that comes to mind as several progressive leaders addressed the nation's unemployment catastrophe at...
by Zach Carter | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog
8:40 Terrific question from Mary Bottari. Everyone says they believe in higher capital requirements-- even bankers-- but so far, all of the negotiations regarding new capital requirements are leading to very small adjustments, rather than significant changes. The...
by Bill Scher | Jun 7, 2010 | Blog
Below are the top Twitter posts from Day One of the America's Future Now! conference, compiled by Terrance Heath for our daily "PM Update" blog roundup email. You can follow and react to the conference action on Twitter by searching for the hashtag #afn10. @livlylife...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 7, 2010 | Blog
The centerpiece of the first day of the America's Future Now! conference was expected to be a debate between representatives of two camps within the progressive movement: those who are supporters of President Obama who say the movement needs to show him more support...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 7, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
We're here at AFN - the America's Future Now conference - liveblogging a session called "Curbing Wall Street: Strategies Going Forward." It's a subject close to our heart. The panelists are Heather McGhee from Demos, Heather Booth from Americans for Financial Reform,...
