by Richard Eskow | Oct 7, 2013 | Blog
(Originally published in Alternet) Of course they shut the Federal government down. Tea Party Republicans long for the days when there were no government authorities to enforce laws and restrain the power of unchecked wealth, the days when there was no Justice...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 5, 2013 | Blog
Executives at private companies with federal contracts are getting rich off our tax dollars — at the expense of their low-wage workers. But we can turn the tables. Here's how. The debate over America’s federal budget is getting stale — and getting us nowhere, as the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog
A key fact about this shutdown is that a majority of the House would vote to end it if they were allowed to vote. There are enough Republicans that could combine with Democrats to get the government back up and running, but Republican leadership – backed by...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog
Today is MFG Day! From the website: MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing is — and what it isn’t. By working together during and...
by Roger Hickey | Oct 3, 2013 | Blog
On the first Friday of every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the unemployment numbers -- but not this month. US economy is weak and in danger of foundering. The government shutdown is harming the still-fragile recovery. And now we are flying blind --...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 3, 2013 | Blog
White House messaging on the shutdown (and debt ceiling threats) has been nearly pitch-perfect. Republicans, on the other hand, have stumbled and struggled and are paying for it in the polls. Now the GOP’s trying to solve the problem it has created for itself by...
