by Robert Borosage | Apr 29, 2009 | Blog
Grading a president after 100 days always strikes me as presumptuous. The only real grade is an incomplete. And as good teachers will tell you, letter grades—as opposed to written evaluations—are inherently arbitrary and misleading. One thing is clear. If we're...
by Bill Scher | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog
At the 100 Day mark of the Obama Era, climate protection is behind health care for all. This shouldn't be and isn't a contest. Solving both domestic crises is critical to sustain our economy and our planet. And the fact that health care is farther along the political...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog
The warning, in retrospect, could not have been any clearer. It led to this unambiguous headline on CNN.com on September 17, 2004: "FBI warns of mortgage fraud 'epidemic'." Assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker said the booming mortgage market, fueled by low interest...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 24, 2009 | Blog
Economist Simon Johnson, in an interview Friday on "Bill Moyers' Journal," makes the case for why the nation needs a tough, independent inquiry into the financial crisis similar to the Pecora Commission of the 1930s. "Everyone is worried about the disproportionate...
by Tula Connell | Apr 24, 2009 | Blog, Economy
We're giving up Styrofoam cups here at our building in Washington, D.C. Also doing an energy audit and taking a few other steps as a start toward making our building a green one--just some of the actions the AFL-CIO announced this week, in time for Earth Day. Back in...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 23, 2009 | Blog
Momentum toward a Pecora Commission-style inquest into the roots of the financial crisis got a boost from the Senate on Wednesday when it approved an amendment to a financial fraud bill that would authorize a select investigative committee. If the bill passes with the...
