by Alan Jenkins | Aug 10, 2009 | Blog
A panel of federal judges has ruled that conditions in California’s overcrowded prisons violate the constitution. Quoting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s words from 2006, the court found that "immediate action is necessary to prevent death and harm.” The state must...
by Sam Pizzigati | Aug 9, 2009 | Blog
A health care reform surtax on the rich makes great budget sense — and even more sense, over the long haul, for our actual health. Politicians and policy makers who adore the rich don’t adore the progressive income tax. They’re always looking for...
by Bill Scher | Aug 9, 2009 | Blog
This week's LiberalOasis Radio Show, broadcast Saturday 12 PM on WHMP led with my analysis of the right-wing mobs disrupting congressional town halls, and how they are backfiring on conservative obstructionists. Also in this week's show, Vijay Prashad on the upcoming...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 7, 2009 | Blog
It's surprising that it took a full 69 minutes from the moment the Bureau of Labor Statistics July jobs report was released for the condemnatory news release from House Republican Whip Eric Cantor to reach my inbox. No doubt it was written hours of even days before,...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 7, 2009 | Blog
There is a simple answer to the far right's new favorite chant against health care reform — "What's Wrong With Pro
by Bill Scher | Aug 7, 2009 | Blog
Our own Roger Hickey was featured on MSNBC's The Ed Show yesterday, discussing the broad progressive response to the lobbyist-funded right-wing attempt to seize the congressional town halls. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy...
