by Bill Scher | Jan 28, 2008 | Blog
For the second week in a row, the Sunday shows ask a Watchdog question. But this week's victory is a little hollow. After Sen. John McCain lied to Tim Russert during Thursday's debate about his past comments admitting a lack of knowledge on economics, Russert did take...
by Bill Scher | Jan 25, 2008 | Blog
Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....
by Robert Borosage | Jan 25, 2008 | Blog
Barbara Ehrenreich memorably called the talk about the stimulus "clitoral economics." And that was before we got screwed. The stimulus deal just announced is being praised more for its existence than its content. Much lamented partisan bickering was overcome;...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 24, 2008 | Blog
The early reviews are in on the economic stimulus plan that has emerged out of talks between the White House, House Speaker Nancy Pelost and House Minority John Boehner. And they are not kind. The Economic Policy Institute's Lawrence Mishel and Nancy Cleeland write...
by Bill Scher | Jan 24, 2008 | Blog
The following was originally posted at The Huffington Post. President Bush delivers his seventh -- and mercifully, last -- State of the Union address on Monday. If it's going to be anything like the previous six, it will be loaded with misleading rhetoric that's...
by Eric Lotke | Jan 24, 2008 | Blog
Today's New York Times worries "That the Good Times Were Mostly a Mirage." The chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, gave our (former) prosperity and stability a name. He called it “the great moderation.” But radical conservatives mounted a multi-decade campaign...
