by Zach Carter | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
In a landmark decision last week, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations could spend unlimited funds to influence American elections, overturning a century of legal precedent. The Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC undermines the integrity of the U.S....
by Robert Borosage | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
Amid the blizzard of statistics, trillion dollar deficits, howls about impending bankruptcy, and Republican stupocrisy that surround the budget, it is worth repeating a little common sense. 1. The huge deficits are caused primarily by the economic downturn, and the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
Here’s an easy way to win an argument with a conservative over taxes and spending. Hand the conservative a piece of paper, a pencil and a calculator and ask him or her to write down exactly what spending they would cut, and by how much. And ask them to keep writing...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog
For a short period on NYTimes.com today, there was a compelling juxtaposition of stories: In one column, President Obama proposes a budget that "pivots to trim future deficits." Next to that story is a photo of firefighters in New York City fighting a blaze in which...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog
In last week’s State of the Union speech President Obama talked about jobs. It was a great speech. It was SO satisfying to see him scold the Supreme Court for enabling monopoly corporatocracy to replace democracy, scold the Repubicans for obstructing every single...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog, Economy
If you hope hard enough, and look hard enough, the jobs will appear. At least, that's the thrust of Mark Lange's recent column in The Christian Science Monitor When we imagine that government - and even companies - "create" jobs, we're missing half the story: the...
