by Robert Borosage | Mar 28, 2008 | Blog
By Rob Johnson and Robert Borosage The world has changed. The market fundamentalism that has dominated our economics over last three decades has been unmasked as a sham, deemed useless by the guardian of the integrity of finance itself, the Federal...
by Bill Scher | Mar 27, 2008 | Blog
This French gentleman (in a beret no less!) has a
by Bill Scher | Mar 27, 2008 | Blog
After Sen. McCain's speech on the credit crisis, our own Robert Borosage wrote: "John McCain delivered what was billed as a major policy address on the crisis – and advocated….essentially doing nothing more." Yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama made a similar charge: "In his...
by Eric Lotke | Mar 27, 2008 | Blog
A brand new Gallup poll reports: “Americans prioritize protecting the environment over economic growth by 49% to 42% -- but this seven-point margin is near the low of the past couple of decades.” This simple, perhaps disappointing poll, hides as much as it reveals....
by Sara Robinson | Mar 27, 2008 | Blog
Can we progressives -- who won't be caught dead these days calling ourselves liberals -- can we stop serving as a punching bag for the right? And speak with depth and conviction about the things that really matter to us? Once and for all, can we break through the...
by Bill Scher | Mar 26, 2008 | Blog
Over at Beat The Press, economist Dean Baker spots more disinformation from the Bush administration to undermine our pillars of retirement security: Bush Appointees Use Trustee Position to Advance Political Agenda That would have been the appropriate headline for a...
