by Richard Eskow | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
There's been a lot of economic recovery talk lately, but most people will probably tell you that things still aren't that great. Most Americans – 99 percent of them or so – are still struggling. Economic inequality is soaring, social mobility is declining, earnings at...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Retirement Security, Tax Reform
The House of Representatives wasted no time Tuesday in setting up schemes that are designed to comfort the comfortable and afflict the afflicted. House Republicans approved on late Tuesday a resolution of operating rules that include several pretty outrageous...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
Corporations and their representatives in Congress and the administration are pushing hard for "corporate tax reform." What this really means is even more tax cuts for the rich. As a vote approaches there will be a well-funded disinformation campaign to push these...
by Leo Gerard | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog, Health
America just celebrated the season of giving with Hanukkah and Christmas presents, year-end charity donations and soup-kitchen volunteering. It is a time when Americans demonstrate the generosity, caring and kindness that define them as a people. Now, however,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
[fve]http://youtu.be/kOdIqKsv624[/fve] The passing last week of former New York governor Mario Cuomo is prompting many people to revisit his speech at the 1984 Democratic Party convention – a speech as electric and iconic as the 2004 address that propelled a young...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Economy
Imagine if we compared the world’s major developed nations on most all the yardsticks that define social health and decency, everything from average life expectancy and levels of trust to the incidence of teenage pregnancies and drug addiction. Suppose we also ranked...
