by Harvey J Kaye | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiHcm5fnrgI[/fve] To my amazement, Varney & Co. of FOX Business News invited me on their show on Friday May 9 to talk about my new book "The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great." I...
by Dean Baker | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
Robert Samuelson is correct to point out that income inequality in the United States at present is not anything like what it was back in the 1920s because of the social welfare state. We have programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps that are...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
Conservatives in all corners of the globe must have felt their hearts sing, if only for a moment, when the Financial Times ran a piece entitled "Piketty findings undercut by errors." Sadly for them, the FT's claims proved untrue. But if you think that put an end to...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
Believe it or not, all four of the statements below are currently being made in Congress and in the hallowed halls of elite opinion: “We’re broke” and we have to cut the budget. – House Speaker John Boehner. America just can't afford more government spending like...
by Terrance Heath | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Well, that didn’t take long. As Americans were still reeling from the latest gun massacre, right-wingers wasted no time blaming liberals, Hollywood, and gay marriage for all shooting rampages. As usually, the facts are decidedly against wingnuts. It’s been almost a...
by Dave Johnson | May 30, 2014 | Blog
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been forced out. A scapegoat has been found. Maybe now we can step back and look rationally at the real problems at the VA. These problems include: Inadequate funding. Not enough primary care doctors. Not enough clinics....
