by Roger Hickey | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog
“New Life for the Public Option” is the headline of Dan Balz’s excellent article in Sunday’s Washington Post. It’s not an accident that this powerful idea has made yet another comeback. And it is not surprising that public and...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 25, 2009 | Blog
The White House pay czar isn't reforming Wall Street. He's cutting deals with it. We need to understand the difference. Responsible people can do reckless things, most often when emotion clouds their better judgment — and no emotion probably clouds judgment any...
by Bill Scher | Oct 25, 2009 | Blog
On yesterday's The LiberalOasis Radio Show -- broadcast by WHMP -- OurFuture.org blogger Dave Johnson previewed the Oct. 29 Building The New Economy conference, outlining the economic challenges posed by a shrinking manufacturing base and an unfair trading regime, and...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 23, 2009 | Blog
This is something I wish I'd been a part of, and I hope they call me if they need an extra baritone next time. (It's rare that my vocal training and my politics intersect.) Plus, the guy who got "punk'd" was none other than Bill McInturff, the guy who gave us Harry...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 23, 2009 | Blog
The other day I wrote about how the dollar is falling - but not against the Chinese Yuan. A falling, or "weak" dollar is great for American manufacturers, and therefore American jobs, because it makes American goods cost less everywhere else. This means our exports...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 23, 2009 | Blog
Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage praised the House Financial Services Committee for taking steps to protect consumers from predatory financial practices by approving the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency, in an official...
