by Bill Scher | Jan 4, 2010 | Blog
The Huffington Post is reporting that the House-Senate health care negotiations are going to use the weaker Senate version as their starting point. Not an auspicious beginning for those with hopes of retaining any public option or removing the Senate's tax on...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 4, 2010 | Blog
A Washington Post poll taken in mid-October showed that 61% of people surveyed opposed the excise tax, with only 35% supporting it. A USA Today/Gallup poll taken at the same time showed essentially identical results, with 61% against the tax and 34% in favor. An...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 4, 2010 | Blog
Today (Jan. 4) 21 policy experts sent a letter (below) to Washington Post Board Chairman Donald Graham, requesting a meeting. Why? Because we've gotten no response to our protest letter to The Washington Post's ombudsman. In that earlier letter we demanded an...
by Bill Scher | Jan 4, 2010 | Blog
Just before the end of the year, Campaign for America's Future co-directors Robert Borosage and Roger Hickey shared what they learned after an action-packed 2009 in the battle for progressive change. The two shared four key lessons from the year. 1. Change is brutal,...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 1, 2010 | Blog
On the last day of 2009, The Washington Post published an article, presented as a news story, which could be a signal of the death of the Post as an independent and objective news source. The piece, entitled "Support grows for tackling nation's debt,"...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 1, 2010 | Blog
On Thursday, December 31, The Washington Post published an article, presented as a news story, which could be a signal of the death of the Post as an independent and objective news source. The piece, entitled "Support grows for tackling nation's debt," appeared to be...
