by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog
President Obama today formally made a right and bold decision to appoint Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve. The nomination is groundbreaking in that it puts a woman in charge of monetary policy for the first time in the Fed's history. But, more...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog
In the middle of the worst economy and job situation in decades Republicans in the House voted to cut $40 billion from food stamps. This will kick 3.8 million people out of the program by 2014, 3 million more each year after. Republicans in Congress have blocked every...
by Mary Bottari | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog
Apparently the only thing both Democrats and Republicans can agree on in Washington is that they can't deal with bad press involving Honor Flight vets. This led to absurd images of Republicans – who had shut down the federal government, including all monuments and...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog
A week ago Republicans shut down the government, saying they would not vote for any budget that funds Obamacare. Then they said they would use the debt-ceiling as leverage to fight Obamacare. But now they say they are doing all this because of "spending." Wait, what...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 8, 2013 | Blog
Journalists are understandably captivated by the government shutdown and the looming confrontation over the debt ceiling. Those are certainly dramatic stories. But another, quieter drama has been playing out for years in homes and communities across the country, as...
by Leo Gerard | Oct 8, 2013 | Blog
Republicans tried and tried, more than 40 times, in fact. Unlike the Little Engine That Could, the GOP couldn’t. They just couldn’t repeal the Affordable Care Act. Last week they switched tracks to exploit a different tactic – extortion. It’s an old style mafia...
