by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
Unfortunately, lawmakers aren't doing too well either — and the big bank bonus grab has once again shifted into overdrive. The bankers at Goldman Sachs, Goldman's CEO pronounced last week, are doing “God’s work.” God, these days, must truly be...
by Alan Jenkins | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
During a series of trips through Europe and Asia that I completed last week, I was reminded that the Americans with Disabilities Act really is the Americans with Disabilities Act, and why our nation should be so proud of that milestone. So many of the offices,...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 13, 2009 | Blog
Michelle Bachman's "Superbowl of Freedom" (or "Bachmannalia") was not the first protest with such attention grabbing signage, but merely the latest. September saw Glenn Beck's 9/12 marchers descend upon Washington. Again, they brought their message-bearing signs and...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 13, 2009 | Blog
This just in from Reuters: U.S. trade deficit widened in September. The U.S. trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2 percent, the most in more than 10 years, as oil prices rose for the seventh straight month and imports from China bounded...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 13, 2009 | Blog, Economy
President Obama's team made it clear months ago that he will brook no talk of a "second stimulus" at a time when the first stimulus is under significant criticism—from the right, to be sure, but also from the left. Nonetheless, Thursday's announcement of a White House...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 12, 2009 | Blog
I've used this quote (attributed to Maya Angelou) before: "When people show you who they really are, believe them." I guess in periods of tremendous change people really reveal who they really are. I'll return to this in more detail post, but the news and debate...
