by Robert Borosage | Oct 28, 2009 | Blog, Economy
We've got a new red scare. Forget Glenn Beck; the fear isn't that America is going red, it's that it is in the red. Conservatives in both parties are raising alarms about deficits and government spending. Well, get over it. If we are going to generate growth and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog
Now that thousands of demonstrators confronted bankers at the "showdown in Chicago" during the American Bankers Association convention there this week, activist energy is now urgently shifting to Washington and to communities across the country. James Mumm, the...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog
I've referenced this story in a previous post, about a woman who was denied health insurance because (a) she was raped, (b) sought prophylactic HIV/AIDS treatment because it was unknown if her rapist wore a condom, and (c) sought therapy for the psychological problems...
by Bill Scher | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Cigna) announced today he would filibuster the health care bill because it contains a public option compromise. Why does he want to do this? I don't know (*cough* -- Aetna -- *cough* *cough*) exactly. But we do know his stated reasons are lies....
by Eric Lotke | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog
President Barack Obama announced today $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid. Like many Obama initiatives, it’s a smart first step. But much more is needed and one piece is rarely mentioned at all. Start with the problem. America’s...
by Bill Scher | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog
During today's Bill Dwight Show airing on WHMP, I analyzed the substance, politics and risks of Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid's move to put a public option, with an "opt-out" provision, in the Senate bill he sends to the floor. Listen below.
