by Sara Robinson | Oct 15, 2008 | Blog
Our fellow Americans, at long last, are getting it. Not only is the Age of Reagan over; it's becoming increasingly clear that the entire post-WWII order has come to the end of its run. The world as we have known it is passing away; and with it, so does our ability to...
by Bill Scher | Oct 15, 2008 | Blog
Sen. John McCain is losing. He said so himself in his speech yesterday. Candidates don't usually admit such a thing, so that qualifies as straight talk. But most voters don't want straight talk about political prospects. They want it about the issues that affect them...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 15, 2008 | Blog
Hey, "my friends," about the economy? "How about a little straight talk?" All that palaver about cutting spending, balancing the budget? Ruinous. Can't happen. We're going to have to borrow and spend a boatload of money to get this economy going. And tax cuts? That...
by Roger Hickey | Oct 14, 2008 | Blog
The global financial crash of the past few weeks has hammered home what should be common sense: A free market needs reasonable rules that safeguard the public interest. When you unshackle corporations and put the cops who would police them in handcuffs, ultimately...
by Bill Scher | Oct 14, 2008 | Blog
Five years ago, I interviewed now-Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman for LiberalOasis.com, and I asked him about his past support for NAFTA-style trade and globalization. He responded: I have to say those issues -- they seemed terribly big issues a few years ago. And I'd...
by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2008 | Blog
While the financial crisis did lead to much substantive discussion yesterday, the Sunday shows still go 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. George Stephanoulous on ABC's This Week asked former Treasury Secretary James Baker if he supported having our federal government directly...
