by Dave Johnson | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
Last week's post, Will Media Continue Its Blackout Of Progressive Budget? made a simple point: the media just will not let the public know that there is a progressive budget alternative and what it includes. I asked, "Next week, progressives in Congress will release...
by Bill Scher | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog
Last week I asked "Are Republicans Insane Enough To Propose a Balanced Budget?" Because to do so in a 10-year window, especially without raising taxes or cutting military spending, simply devastates everything our government does to benefit the middle-class, lift...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, People's Budget
It's not often that I find myself agreeing with a congressional Republican on fiscal matters, but it's hard to argue with a recent statement from Rep. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.) of the House Budget Committee. “A budget is a moral document,” said the Georgia Republican. “It...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
One part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform law requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to set up rules requiring companies to disclose the median annual total compensation of all employees, the total annual compensation of the chief executive...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE6df-5tPEw] Interview excerpt with Ryan Grim on The Zero Hour Merriam-Webster's first definition of "corruption" is "impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle." Another is "a departure from the original or from what...
by Bill Scher | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog
Jeb Bush, while very much a conservative, refuses to run as far to the right as possible to win the Republican nomination. This is rational. He knows winning the primaries with too much pandering means a likely loss in the general election. Instead, he is...
