by Robert Borosage | Jun 11, 2008 | Blog
Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama opened the general election fight, taking the gloves off against the "tired and misguided [economic] philosophy that has dominated Washington for too long," and offering a clear challenge to the Bush-McCain...
by Eric Lotke | Jun 10, 2008 | Blog
I had the privilege Tuesday morning of attending a hearing by Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on the issue of America’s decaying infrastructure. It was an important hearing and everyone said the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 10, 2008 | Blog
One of America's most well-known "business" journalists believes that households who earn more than $200,000 a year are "not rich." In reality, they make up the top 3.5% of all American households. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo made her mis-observation to the New York Post,...
by Bill Scher | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog
Last month, Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton effectively tried to tag-team Sen. Barack Obama on the gas tax, with the two advocating a summer suspension of the gas tax, and Obama countering that it's a gimmick that wouldn't provide real short-term relief nor...
by Bill Scher | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog
Last month, Democrats and Republicans released competing energy bills. The only thing they agreed on was a temporary suspension of filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, although estimates said it would knock 5 cents, at best, off the per gallon price. That...
by Bill Scher | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog
Not fair to say the Sunday shows were bereft of issues on Sunday, yet they still flinched from the tough questions and went 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. No supporter of the Iraq invasion and occupation was asked about the bipartisan Senate report finding the Bush...
