by Richard Eskow | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog
The Washington Post has an uncanny knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, pushing the wrong policies and making the wrong moves. That's four wrongs in once sentence, and four wrongs don't make a right - unless you're talking about "right"-wing bias. But...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog, Economy
On top of last week's bad news on unemployment, with 85,000 more jobs lost in December, today's initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits report was 444,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 433,000 The "rule of thumb"...
by Sara Robinson | Jan 13, 2010 | Blog
It's the New Year, and I'm celebrating by coming back to work after a three-month sabbatical from CAF. After four years of pretty consistent blogging, I needed some distance, some time to pursue a few errant passions, and the chance to recover my focus. As of this...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 13, 2010 | Blog
The AFL-CIO has announced that it is coordinating a "National Call-In Blitz" today.. If you call this toll free number - 1-877-3-AFLCIO (1-877-323-5246) - you can "urge your representative to support working families by voting for health care reform that: Does NOT tax...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 13, 2010 | Blog
The New Republic's Jonathan Chait has penned an ode to the excise tax on health benefits. He says his "faith in the Cadillac tax remains ardent," even after being led astray by a faulty graph. We hate to dim his ardor, but it's a love gone wrong. You...
by Brian Dockstader | Jan 12, 2010 | Blog
When Sen. Arlen Specter switched from the GOP to the Democratic Party early last year, citing the Republican Party's extreme shift to the far-right in recent years, many progressives found themselves in mixed emotions. First, there was a sense of happiness, as the...
