by Dave Johnson | Oct 13, 2013 | Blog
Did you know that Republicans filibustered to obstruct raising the debt ceiling Saturday? The bill to raise the debt ceiling received 53 votes in favor and 45 against, with every Republican senator voting to filibuster. Yes, 53-45 is a majority vote to raise the debt...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 12, 2013 | Blog
You might be hearing that some Democrats are "willing to make a deal" involving the "small" ($40 billion) medical device tax. It's a good idea to know what is going on -- especially the "offset" some are talking about. 1) The tax is on the windfall that the ACA is...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 11, 2013 | Blog
In business "bad profits" are short-term gains at the expense of a business' long-term viability. For example, soaking your loyal customers might bring you some increase in short-term profits but the customers won't remain loyal, and your future market share will...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 10, 2013 | Blog
A time bomb with a six-week fuse is still a bomb. And as long as the Republicans keep issuing threats and shutting down the government, they're still playing with dynamite. It was initially reported that the GOP's "offer" to extend the debt ceiling for six weeks was...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 10, 2013 | Blog
Wow! In just a day and a half we got more than 140,000 (and still rising fast) signatures on a petition to encourage Representatives to sign a "discharge petition" to force a vote to end the shutdown. Progressives are united. If Democrats don’t cave we can stay united...
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...
