by Terrance Heath | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, the only thing worse than the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, was the right-wing reaction to that decision. Many of us dreaded what we all but knew would be a decision not to indict. Some of us...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Tax Reform
The election is over. Congress is back in Washington. The first order of business after the election is to give big tax breaks to the corporations – $450 billion worth. Fortunately, President Obama is trying to do something about this. Tax Extenders Every year...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times has attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Her offense? Criticizing the appointment of yet another Wall Street banker to a top economic post. Sorkin's periodic defenses of the powerful are no longer unexpected. More surprising is the...
by Bill Scher | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog
Republican leaders want to squelch President Obama's immigration executive action. But they don't want a shutdown. They would like to just defund Obama's deportation relief, but the agency carrying it out, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is funded by its...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
It's been a grim period for American justice. Despite compelling evidence of widespread bank fraud in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis – and despite all those billion-dollar settlements – prosecutors have not indicted executives at any major U.S. bank. This...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Monday the U.S. Commerce Department said it appears that Chinese-made passenger car and light truck tires are subsidized by the Chinese government and are being "dumped" here, below cost. Because of this they will impose punitive tariffs ranging from 17.7% to 81.3%....
