by Eric Lotke | Nov 26, 2008 | Blog
Everybody is saying the same thing. Stimulus plans don’t mean tax rebates worth a few tanks of gas and a restaurant dinner. Stimulus plans means new roads and bridges, aid to states so they won’t lay off nurses and teaching assistants, and a down payment on a new...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 25, 2008 | Blog
This hasn’t been a great fall for the brilliant, bright shining superstars who sit at the top of America’s economic ladder. Their genius suddenly seems suspect. From Wall Street to Silicon Valley to Hedge Fund America, the smart boys are reeling. Consider,...
by Bill Scher | Nov 25, 2008 | Blog
As we all know, Mitt Romney is the smartest and greatest businessman that ever graced our land. For some reason, I haven't heard him weigh in on the bailout of Citigroup. But since he already offered a plan for dealing with the struggling auto companies, I imagine we...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 25, 2008 | Blog
In the deluge of financial news, one story that is emblematic of the colossal failure of the conservative approach to government has gotten too little attention: The Washington Post's in-depth look Sunday at the Office of Thrift Supervision. Like so many federal...
by Sara Robinson | Nov 25, 2008 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage, Rick Perlstein
Oh, Lordy. It is that time again. Thursday is Thanksgiving— the official kickoff event of the 2008 holiday season. For a lot of progressives, these festivities also mean that we're about to spend more quality time with our conservative relatives over the next six...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 24, 2008 | Blog
Today there are new signs that President-elect Obama's economic team and the Democratic leadership in Congress are prepared to commit to an economic recovery plan that is suited to the scale of the problem. But the progressive movement will still have to push the...
