by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 28, 2010 | Blog
Though progressives have not succeeded in blocking Ben Bernanke's renomination as chairman of the Federal Reserve—which was always a long-shot proposition—we now have on the historical record a detailed critique of his record during the financial crisis that we might...
by Sara Robinson | Jan 28, 2010 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
As long as we're taking the measure of the country this week, let's look in on the far (and not so far) fringes of the right wing. What's up with them? And how worried should we be? For the past several months, I've been trying to get a bead on the actual numbers of...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 28, 2010 | Blog, Economy
To be thrown out of work is a crushing blow. Homes are lost. Families split. Children are terrified. Hopes are dashed. Today, nearly one in five American workers is without a job or scraping by on whatever part-time, short-term work there is. We need a real jobs bill...
by Bill Scher | Jan 27, 2010 | Blog
While we at Campaign for America's Future and Open Left having been conducting our own "Bernanke Whip Count," so have the journalists at
by Bill Scher | Jan 27, 2010 | Blog
It's been 24 hours since Campaign for America's Future and Open Left launched the "Bernanke Whip Count," enlisting the grassroots to find out where Senators really stand, and help target our efforts to demand
by Robert Borosage | Jan 27, 2010 | Blog
From Politco’s Playbook: On the pending vote to confirm Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to a second term: A senior administration official, from downtown: “It's amazing that Senate Rs can barely muster a majority for a Republican who was named TIME's ‘Man of the Year’ and who...
