by Dave Johnson | May 17, 2010 | Blog
For Billionaire Mort Zuckerman it’s those damn unions that are the problem. For so many of the rest of us the problem is that we don't have a union. Zuckerman has been with us on lots of things, like what he wrote about the stimulus, “The fiscal program was a...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 16, 2010 | Blog
Friends of the financially fortunate are trying to turn reality upside-down — and save our undertaxed rich mega billions in the process. But two new sets of data can help us set the record straight. Taxes on the wealthy in the United States run low. Many wealthy...
by Richard Eskow | May 14, 2010 | Blog
"Budgetball is an innovative sport that combines fiscal strategy and physical play." - Budgetball Rulebook, "Pass the Ball - Not The Buck" Billionaire Pete Peterson is funding an elaborate campaign to convince a nation with more than 15 million unemployed citizens...
by Sara Robinson | May 14, 2010 | Blog
As the debate over the climate bill heats up, there's one rule of thumb that may help you keep your bearings as the rhetoric becomes more gaseous and the weeds grow ever higher around the facts. It's this: There are, in the end, only four possible futures here. Future...
by Dave Johnson | May 14, 2010 | Blog, Economy
It is hard to imagine out here in the real world, but there seem to be people in the Congress who think they can get (or deserve to be) re-elected when they are failing to do anything about jobs or extending unemployment and COBRA with unemployment at 10%,...
by Dave Johnson | May 13, 2010 | Blog
You and I pay income tax on our income. But if your income comes from having really, really wealthy parents you are entitled to really, really special treatment because that is how democracy plutocracy works. In the news: Kyl: Deal on the estate tax in the offing,...
