by Bill Scher | Jan 15, 2009 | Blog
Apparently, a million or so progressive Americans will be coming to Washington, DC next week to Get Their History On. But in many ways, the huge turnout will be more than just a big party. It will be a manifestation of the pent-up demand in America's grassroots for...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 15, 2009 | Blog
Conservative leaders in the House have promised "innovative solutions" to help the Obama administration revive the economy, but what they actually offered on Thursday on Capitol Hill was the intellectual equivalent of well-used stuff put up for bid on eBay in a...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 14, 2009 | Blog
A new compelling argument for why the Obama administration, and progressives, should argue for a bold recovery program, and should not fear large deficits in the near term, was released this week in a paper by Center for American Progress senior fellow Scott Lilly....
by Sam Pizzigati | Jan 12, 2009 | Blog
Beware of CEOs who feel your pain. These days, that's not easy. They seem to be just about everywhere. With the economy in free-fall, CEOs all across the United States have begun waging a veritable empathy offensive. From Wall Street to America’s ultimate Main Street...
by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2009 | Blog
Crossfire from his own party! Key Democrats blast Obama stimulus plan! Political wrangling bogs down economic stimulus plan! At odds! Doubts arise! Such is the traditional media interpretation of the policy deliberations going on between the incoming Obama...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 9, 2009 | Blog
Let history be clear on one point when it comes to Bush's mismanagement of the economy: Since January 2001, the month George W. Bush took office, the number of unemployed people has increased more than 84 percent. That statistic is based on seasonally-adjusted data...
