by Bill Scher | Jan 12, 2010 | Blog
Media pundits appear to be focused on President Obama's flagging approval numbers on health care. But last night's CBS poll on the health care debate is the
by Alan Jenkins | Jan 12, 2010 | Blog
So who even uses the word “Negro” anymore, much less the phrase “Negro dialect”? Apparently Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in a conversation with reporters before Barack Obama became president. To be sure, one has to wonder whether a guy who uses that kind of...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
People are saying that the so-called Cadillac tax "might fall flat" and "has real problems." And those are its defenders. I can't remember any new policy in recent history whose own advocates had so many complaints with its design. Not that we're ...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
Be afraid. Over at The Drudge Report, under a photo of a Chinese soldier (but no siren), are three headlines: CHINA ENDS AMERICA'S REIGN AS LARGEST AUTO MARKET... Becomes biggest exporter, edging out Germany... China banks eclipse American rivals... So OK,...
by Leo Gerard | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
A screwy thing happened after the United Steelworkers and eight domestic steel producers won their trade case late in December against Chinese manufacturers of the steel pipe used for oil and gas drilling. Instead of describing it as an important victory for U.S....
by Roger Hickey | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
(Editor's Note: On Sunday, The Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander responded to the call for his paper to sever all ties to austerity activist and Social Security/Medic
