by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 12, 2008 | Blog
The incoming Obama administration has promised to bring cities out of the federal policy wilderness to which they have been exiled for the past eight years. And, given the scale of the economic crisis facing the country, it must, for the sake of the country. Mayors...
by Eric Lotke | Dec 12, 2008 | Blog
Two things happened yesterday. First, I published this major post about the role prisons play in the U.S. economy. Later yesterday evening, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released new data about people in prison. Any surprise? The number continued to rise. Yes,...
by Bill Scher | Dec 11, 2008 | Blog
Today, President-Elect Barack Obama formally nominated former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and Director of the new White House Office of Health Reform, with Dr. Jeanne Lambrew.as his deputy. In his announcement, Obama...
by Eric Lotke | Dec 11, 2008 | Blog
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by Terrance Heath | Dec 10, 2008 | Blog
After the previous post, it seems appropriate to move delusion to delusion. So, let's look into the case of Wall Street Journal columnist and former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan. In what world does Peggy Noonan reside? And what color is the sky there?
by Robert Borosage | Dec 10, 2008 | Blog
Conservatives hail the incoming Obama administration appointments; progressives express misgivings. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill celebrates Barack Obama as "pragmatic," which she says may dismay some "on the left." David Corn says this isn't the change...
