by Bill Scher | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog
On Monday, one Speaker John Boehner's allies Rep. Tom Cole told Politico, "I don’t think there is a great sense of pressure on our members" to pass the Senate's extended unemployment insurance bill, because "it’s time for this program to come to an end." Yet 24 hours...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
The unseen hand of antigovernment ideology can be found everywhere nowadays – even in your mailbox. The proof is in what you won’t find there, like your annual statement of earned Social Security benefits. The government stopped mailing those out in 2011. It’s also...
by Bill Scher | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Unemployment Benefits
Finally, a hard-fought compromise to temporarily reinstate unemployment insurance benefits to the long-term unemployed cleared the Senate, with six Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic caucus. With nearly 3 million jobless desperately needing the renewal of...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 8, 2014 | Better Off Budget, Blog
Tell your member of Congress (MOC) to vote for the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) "Better Off Budget' (BOB). Click to call. This week the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the "Ryan"/Republican corporate/conservative budget and the CPC "Better...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
It has become a "truth" on the right that the IRS "targets" conservative "political" groups. Here is what is going on. Sea Of Smear Ads From Anonymous Donors Who is providing the sea of anonymous money behind the nasty smear-campaign ads in local, state and national...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog, Economy
Detroit Tigers infielder Miguel Cabrera may or may not turn out to be, by the time he retires, the best hitter in baseball history. But Cabrera already holds a historic distinction. Last month, just before baseball’s 2014 opening day, the 31-year-old slugger became...
