by Richard Eskow | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
Sen. Jim DeMint famously predicted that health reform would be Obama's "Waterloo(1)," saying: "If we're able to stop Obama on this ... it will break him." It looks like Jim DeMint's crowd might be using the same obstructionist strategy toward financial reform. Here's...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Dot: No net job gains since 2000. 8 million jobs lost in the recession. Never mind jobs for the 86,000 new people entering the labor force every month... Dot: According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) “congested highways, overflowing sewers, and...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
David Frum is a conservative, former Bush speech-writer. He has the quaint view that Republicans in office should provide leadership, not zealotry. In this post, he describes the "crushing legislative defeat" conservatives have suffered on health care. Worth reading....
by Dave Johnson | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
On April 15 the Obama administration is required to officially declare whether China is manipulating its currency. SInce China is manipulating its currency there is a great deal of pressure on the administration to say so. Surprise! On April 12 China is now said to be...
by Sam Pizzigati | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Local government elected leaders are claiming we have no alternative to king-size budget cuts. But their numbers don’t add up. You won’t find many suburbs in the United States more affluent than the burbs that ring Washington, D.C. In fact, six of the ten...
by Alex Lawson | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
The Billionaires for Wealthcare thanked Senator Mitch McConnell for his outstanding obstructionism by showering him with real cash this Sunday. Anticipating his 'no' vote on health care reform, the Billionaires offered him an advance on contributions from Big...
