by Richard Eskow | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
Sen. Ted Kaufman was one of the great heroes in the fight for financial reform. He was a brilliant, articulate, and stalwart fighter for the rights of the American people to be free of Wall Street fraud, criminality and abuse. He attempted to restore the old...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
Last week Senate Democrats unveiled their "Fair Shot For Everyone" agenda for the rest of this election year. They say they want to "ensure that every American who works hard has a fair shot to succeed" and are planning to hold votes to: Raise the minimum wage,...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 31, 2014 | Blog
“Populist pitch fizzles,” reads the breathless headline of The Hill, a publication catering to beltway insiders. Obama’s popularity is sinking; two-thirds of voters think the country is on the wrong track; and the Democratic majority in the Senate looks increasingly...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
When workers want to vote on joining a union, companies typically start a long, grueling process of bringing in professional anti-union consultants to do what they need to do to delay and hopefully stop them. So the National Labor Relations Board ruled that union...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, they didn’t come any nuttier than Americans For Prosperity’s Jennifer Stefano, who clashed with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. There was more than enough good news for Obamacare to drive right-wingers around the bend. Stephano didn't hold back. After Hayes' detailed...
by Bill Scher | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Unemployment Benefits
When Speaker John Boehner really wants to get something done, he gets it done. If Congress did not act before Tuesday, doctors would face a 24 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursement rates. With the Senate yet to act, Boehner did not have any time to spare. But...
