by Bill Scher | Jan 16, 2007 | Blog
Last Thursday, when the Washington Post ran two pieces attacking the Democratic plan to empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices, I asked, "Is the Washington Post actively trying to thwart the First 100 Hours goal to empower Medicare to negotiate for lower drug...
by Bill Scher | Jan 12, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Senate Finance Chair Max Baucus is firmly establishing himself as the buzzkill of The First 100 Hours. After dirtying up a minimum wage bill with special interest tax breaks, now he's undermining Dem efforts to pass a bill requiring Medicare to negotiate for lower...
by Bill Scher | Jan 12, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Bill Scher blogs for Campaign for America's Future. This blog originally appeared in The Huffington Post. Yesterday was a great day for the American worker and the American economy, as the House passed a long overdue raise in the minimum wage to $7.25 an...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 11, 2007 | Blog
The great debate over how to fundamentally fix our broken health care system just got a lot more interesting. Today, the Economic Policy Institute released the Health Care for America plan – a simple yet sophisticated approach crafted by Jacob Hacker, author of “The...
by Bill Scher | Jan 11, 2007 | Blog
Is the Washington Post actively trying to thwart the First 100 Hours goal to empower Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices? Today, the Post prints a one-two punch of misleading information. On the "news" side, we have particularly egregious piece broadly...
by Bill Scher | Jan 11, 2007 | Blog
In response to President Bush's stunning rejection of the people's will, Campaign for America's Future is joining our progressive allies today to form Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. Rallies are being held across the country today to oppose the continuation of...
