by Richard Eskow | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
It was good to hear President Obama say that reining in Wall Street’s high-risk behavior is an “unfinished piece of business.” It would be even better if this observation were quickly followed by action - the kind of concrete action he can take immediately, with or...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Different factions of the Republican Party are at war over the Export-Import (Ex-Im) bank. "Corporate/business" Republicans (and most Democrats) want to continue the operation of the Export-Import Bank because it helps companies sell their products outside of the U.S....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Tax Reform
Fortune Magazine is out with its list of "Top American corporate tax avoiders," members of the S&P 500 that "sure seem American—except when it comes to paying taxes." These are companies that even a top cheerleader for the corporate class can't bring itself to defend....
by Bill Scher | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
Friday I explained at The Week "How Obama's immigration push could hand the House to Democrats." In short, Democrats need a net gain of 17 seats to take back the House. And there are 19 Republican-held House districts – 16 in which the incumbent is running for...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog, Education
Meeting at their annual convention in Denver, members of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, have passed a resolution calling for the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. As first reported by the Associated...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog
On July 4, The Washington Post published an article "reporting" that President Obama has “abandoned talk” of inequality this election year, focusing instead on the “politically palatable theme of lifting the middle class.” This represents, writer Zachary Goldfarb...
