by Sam Pizzigati | Mar 20, 2009 | Blog
How much has the uproar over the bonuses at AIG impacted America’s political discourse? This much: We now have elected leaders on Capitol Hill, for the first time since World War II, openly talking about slapping a 100 percent top tax rate on the income...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 20, 2009 | Blog
I've seen more than one op-ed or blog post about why the idea of taxing bonuses handed out by banks that accept bailout funds — as the House just voted to do — is a bad idea.What I haven't heard is a better one. Plans to tax bonuses at financial institutions that have...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 19, 2009 | Blog
This is one of those times when I really hate to say, "Told ya so." But... Well, I did. It was bloggers, by the way, who broke the news that the CEO salary restrictions in the TARP bill were toothless. It was bloggers who infiltrated today's equivalent of a smokey...
by Bill Scher | Mar 18, 2009 | Blog
Yesterday, the Washington Post front page blared "Anger Over [AIG] Depletes Obama's Political Capital." And today, we see more vocal criticism from
by Robert Borosage | Mar 18, 2009 | Blog
Who stands in the way of the reforms vital to get us out of the deep hole we are in? Republicans, of course, have decided to be the party of "no," staking their future on President Obama's failure. But that isn't a surprise. The entrenched interests whose oxen get...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 17, 2009 | Blog
It's almost enough to make you feel sorry for Republicans. Trounced in November's election, faced a popular president, and a voting public that seems to have rejected their conservative politics, now they're stuck with Rush Limbaugh as the de facto head of their...
