by Bill Scher | Feb 2, 2007 | Blog
President Bush's budget comes out next week, and today's NY Times headline says he wants "Big Medicare and Medicaid Saving". That means big cuts. Cuts where? Less money for middle-class kids in the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Here, the NYT uses White...
by Bill Scher | Feb 2, 2007 | Blog
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell sought to fill the leadership vacuum on energy independence, left by the Bush White House. Rendell announced a plan for a $850M Energy Independence Fund, which would create financial incentives for citizens to install solar...
by Bill Scher | Feb 2, 2007 | Blog
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the "world's leading authority" on the issue with scientists from 113 nations, was released this morning. And as the NY Times reports, it's "the first time the group asserted with near certainty —...
by Bill Scher | Feb 1, 2007 | Blog
Check out our new video, truth-squadding Bush's State of the Union address: Also, if you missed it earlier, here's Robert Borosage's takedown of Bush's speech, and here's where you can write your local newspapers and get the facts out about the real state of our...
by Bill Scher | Feb 1, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Late today, the Senate passed its version of a minimum wage increase 94-3. Unlike the House bill, the Senate version includes tax giveaways to business, and it's unclear what happens next. (Who are the three winners of the Deepest Hatred of Workers Award? Bob Geiger...
by Bill Scher | Jan 31, 2007 | Blog
To insist on integrity in American business we passed tough reforms, and we are holding corporate criminals to account. Some might call this a good record. I call it a good start. -- President George W. Bush, State of the Union 2003 President Bush cautioned against...
