by Bill Scher | Jan 18, 2007 | Blog
David Sirota flags this Miami Herald story: ...the Bush administration has told Peru and Colombia that their free-trade agreements with the United States will need ''substantive adjustments'' to secure Congressional approval. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John K....
by Bill Scher | Jan 17, 2007 | Blog
Jerome Ringo, president of the Apollo Alliance, sent the following to supporters today: Tomorrow, the new House leaders will take on our Big Oil energy policy. They will take a long overdue first step toward real, sustainable energy independence. And the best part: it...
by Bill Scher | Jan 17, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus is still refusing to pass a "clean" minimum wage bill without business tax giveaways. But now he's looking to make a slight improvement to his dirty bill: paying for the revenue loss of wider business loopholes, by closing...
by Bill Scher | Jan 17, 2007 | Blog
The House is expected to pass legislation today that will cut some student loan rates in half, saving the average student $4,420 without costing taxpayers a dime. This is a critical first step in making college affordable for all students and working families. As the...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 16, 2007 | Blog
Robin Toner has front page analysis in the New York Times today on how Dems are seeking the "middle on social issues." Most of this is common sense. Dems will control agenda in House and use that to block votes on issues like gay marriage or partial birth abortion...
by Bill Scher | Jan 16, 2007 | Blog
Lots of blog discussion about the new Health Care for America plan announced last week by Jacob Hacker and the Economic Policy Institute. (Roger Hickey's post summing up the plan is here.) Tapped's Ezra Klein praises the simplicity: "...unlike the other [new] plans,...
