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...
by Bill Scher | Aug 6, 2009 | Blog
In my personal experience, nothing makes a conservative madder than observing that the history of conservatism is sullied with racism. You'll immediately get an earful about Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd and his past with the KKK, as if the fact that many 60s-era...
by Brian Dockstader | Aug 6, 2009 | Blog
Another day, another town hall meeting, another angry mob of right-wing fanatics promoting lies and trying to shout down democratic discourse. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) was just one of many Democratic members of Congress to be descended upon by the angry right-wing...
by Tula Connell | Aug 6, 2009 | Blog, Economy
The unemployment data is due tomorrow, and it's likely to be bad, with an expected 300,000 to 320,000 jobs