by Robert Borosage | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog
Rep. Paul Ryan’s fiscal 2015 budget will not become law. (Thank you, senators). It is a statement of values that is embraced this year, as it has been in the past, by virtually the entire Republican congressional caucus (the exceptions are a handful of dissenters who...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, chose April 1 to release his latest Republican budget proposal. Once again, Americans are played the fools. The latest edition of "The Path to Prosperity," which is the title Ryan likes to use for his budget...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
The company Caterpillar is in the news today as another example of corporate tax dodging. A Senate report looks into how the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment avoided paying $2.4 billion in taxes. That $2.4 billion could pay teachers, fix...
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...
