by Bill Scher | Mar 12, 2009 | Blog
Social Security and Medicare opponent Pete Peterson funds through his foundation a "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour," which characterizes itself as a non-ideological truth-telling presentation bravely warning the nation that Social Security and Medicare need drastic changes to...
by Bill Scher | Mar 11, 2009 | Blog
Budget battles are inherently complex and President Barack Obama's moreso. A budget encompasses everything government does, so multiple fights on disparate issues can be sparked, making it hard to communicate a simple overarching argument for passage. And President...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 11, 2009 | Blog
Leo W. Gerard: The likes of Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby and other “Toyota Republicans,” as I call them, contend that GM and its partners in the Big Three American auto makers are antiquated and irrelevant and should be euthanized. You’ve written a book, “Why GM ...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 11, 2009 | Blog
Jon Stewart deserves a medal for finally getting the public talking about the ugly, dangerous truth about the leading outlet for business and economic news coverage, CNBC: It often inflames, but rarely informs. In fact, CNBC has turned inflaming into a business...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 11, 2009 | Blog
Last year we worried about homes below water; now it is the economy itself that is sinking. Warren Buffett says the U.S. economy has "fallen off a cliff." And, as bad as the U.S. is, the rest of the world is worse. Germany's exports have collapsed; Japan is in free...
by Bill Scher | Mar 10, 2009 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
EFCA Introduced Today Bloomberg reports Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller will introduce the Employee Free Choice Act today and that Dem Sens. Bayh, Bingaman, Landrieu, Lincoln, Nelson (Neb.) and Pryor remain uncommitted. Media Matters: "USA Today, Politico...
