by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 9, 2010 | Blog, Economy
On Friday, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report that another 20,000 Americans had lost their jobs in January, the right-wing spin machine immediately unleashed one of their tried-and-true talking points: that the reason the economy is not creating...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
Much of the public believes that tax cuts "create jobs." A recent Rasmussen poll found that 59% of voters believe cutting taxes is better than increasing government spending as a job-creation tool. This proves that repeating a slogan over and over can effect what...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
This is something people should know about. Every effort to reform financial regulations is blocked by Senate filibusters. Maybe now we know why. From last week: Republicans Chase Wall Street Donors Last week, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio made a pitch to...
by Bill Scher | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
The White House is trying to show it can still invest in its top priorities while also instituting a freeze on the overall level of non-defense discretionary spending. For example, the Energy Department budget for the next fiscal year is still getting a seven percent...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
I don't like to use the term "whore" lightly. But what else, in our current economic environment, would you call this? Republicans are rushing to capitalize on what they call Wall Street’s “buyer’s remorse” with the Democrats. And industry executives and lobbyists are...
by Sam Pizzigati | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
President Obama’s new federal budget plan won’t end plutocracy in America. But this second Obama budget, if adopted, might actually inconvenience it. By Sam Pizzigati The Heritage Foundation, the right wing’s most lavishly funded think tank, doesn't much like...
