by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 2, 2009 | Blog
The good folks at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy would like us to know that we can gain “new insights” aplenty from the just-published second edition of their ongoing landmark research on the charitable giving of America’s rich. The...
by Bill Scher | Apr 2, 2009 | Blog
What does it mean for an unsung hero of the progressive movement to be recognized for his or her behind-the-scenes work with the annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award? The annual award will be presented at America's Future Now! convening June 1-3. While nominations remain...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 1, 2009 | Blog
Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t occur to me to respond to the madness of Michele Bachmann. There’s a point at which merely legitimizes mindless rantings like hers, and dignifies them are more than they deserve. However, there is a point at which those unhinged...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 1, 2009 | Blog
Last week, I wrote: "After a transformational election and at the beginning of a transformational presidency, progressives need to remember: the real transformation hasn't happened yet." The truth is, there will be a transformation. The question is what kind of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 1, 2009 | Blog
Unlike the 19-page propaganda document House Republicans lamely called their alternative budget last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a real budget with real numbers. Plus, it gets to the core of the country's fiscal problems, not with...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 1, 2009 | Blog
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has called for "sweeping regulation" of the financial community, beginning a discussion of how we restructure the banking system—in and out of the shadows—as we emerge from what Robert Kuttner calls the Great Collapse. Literally...
