by Richard Eskow | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
In a surprisingly self-pitying Wall Street Journal editorial, billionaire Charles Koch has put forward the proposition that the nation's "collectivists" have unfairly characterized him as "un-American." What Koch calls "character assassination," however, others would...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 4, 2014 | Better Off Budget, Blog, Jobs and Growth
It doesn't matter what Friday's report of the March job numbers shows. If you listed our national problems in order of priority and immediacy, jobs has to be at or near the top. While America's political, media and business elites are all doing fine in their personal...
by Bill Scher | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Economy
In his latest 10-year budget, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) cuts $5 trillion in overall spending, erases Obama's expansion of Medicaid then takes from it another $732 billion, partially privatizes Medicare and reduces social spending to less than half of its share of the...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Today's February trade deficit report shows that exports fell, which costs jobs, and imports increased, which costs jobs. The U.S. international goods and services trade deficit in February was $42.3 billion, up 7.7 percent from a revised $39.3 billion in January....
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Education
"Democrats Scramble to Stave Off Midterm Disaster" was the headline in The New York Times article this week reporting on "the problem" the party has with turning out its base in the upcoming midterm election. As the reporter explained, "Young voters have abandoned the...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
The Supreme Court’s McCutcheon ruling will be remembered as a decisive battle in a determined and wealthy minority’s war against the popular will. It is not the first such battle, nor will it be the last. And the people will continue to lose – unless and until the...
