by Leo Gerard | Mar 25, 2010 | Blog
When President Barack Obama signed the historic health insurance reform bill, he said it was, “Change we can believe in.” He noted that his party has sought reform for more than half a century. The effort began long before President Harry Truman recommended to...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 25, 2010 | Blog
Yesterday I wrote about Chinese CEOs calling for China to bring its currency up to market rates. Today Chinese economists are joining the call. Chinese economist Gong Shengli, in his book, China is Very Happy, calls for a strong yuan, "In order for China to survive...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 24, 2010 | Blog
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner delivered a populist stemwinder of a speech the other day, bringing his rhetorical A-game with comments like these: "Listen less to those whose judgments brought us this crisis. Listen less to those who told us all they were the masters...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 24, 2010 | Blog
Well, that didn't take long. First members of Congress were pelted with bigoted slurs and spit upon, by a crowd cheered on by Republican members of Congress, to the point that the Speaker and congressional Democrats walked across the capitol complex flanked by police...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 24, 2010 | Blog
Let's get Part I of health care reform done. To do this the Senate should pass the bill that the House sent up, with no changes. THEN start the fight for the next phase of health care reform. There should be an alternative to the mandate to buy insurance from big...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The tripartisan trio of Senators John Kerry, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham are busily shopping around a draft climate protection bill to their colleagues in hopes of securing 60 votes. Politico reports today that the current draft is "it’s chock-full of sweeteners...
