by Dave Johnson | Feb 24, 2010 | Blog
The other day I posted Whirlpool Bites Hands Of American Taxpayers That Feed It saying, in summary, • Whirlpool closes a plant in Evansville • Taxpayers will shoulder the unemployment and other costs. • All the local supplier, transportation and other third-party jobs...
by Bill Scher | Feb 24, 2010 | Blog
All week long, conservatives have been whining that President Obama's offer for a televised bipartisan health care summit was a trap. As Jon Stewart said, it's only a trap if you "got nothing." If you come prepared with compelling ideas, it's not a trap, it's an...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 24, 2010 | Blog, Economy
"Yesterday, we took a step, a strong first step toward putting Americans back to work, but ... it's a first step. This is the beginning, not the end," Senate Majority Leaded Harry Reid said, hailing the pending passage of a $15 billion jobs bill, as five...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 24, 2010 | Blog
In Oregon, citizens mobilized to pass progressive tax hikes -- on corporations and families making over $250,000 -- to help avoid cuts in children's and health care programs. Now in Montana, citizens are mobilizing for an initiative to put a cap on the interests pay...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 23, 2010 | Blog
Before we get to the specifics, here's what you need to know about the credit card companies: They're out to shaft you. They'll shaft you every chance they get. They'll shaft you six ways from Sunday. They'll shaft you with bells on, while whistling the "Hallelujah...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 23, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The warnings are dire. Just yesterday, for example: Recession Tightens Grip on State Tax Revenues, The recession can now claim another troublesome record: state tax collections shrank at the end of 2009 for a fifth consecutive quarter, the longest period of continuing...
