by Richard Eskow | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog
The folks behind Fix the Debt, the corporate- and billionaire-funded group lobbying against Medicare and Social Security benefits, asked if people like me have a "solution" for Social Security's benefits or would rather "do nothing." Hey, thanks for asking! Like most...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog
Last week, in an example of what makes America beautiful, several strangers rushed to the aid of a New York City construction worker trapped in a burning fifth-floor apartment. The rescuers hoisted a ladder up a fire escape and extended it to the smoky window sill...
by Derek Pugh | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
The House GOP believes in welfare – just not the kind that goes to help the poor, sick, students, elderly or working class. Thursday’s vote to cut food stamps embodies what House conservatives are all about: giving billions away in corporate welfare to the richest...
by Bill Scher | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
Environmentalists are cheering the new EPA draft rules that cap carbon emissions from new power plants, and effectively prevent future construction of traditional coal-power. And they should. The coal industry is whining that the White House has launched a "war on...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
With one in seven Americans experiencing "food insecurity," Republicans yesterday passed a terrible and cruel cut in Food Stamps. This shows us just who they are. One In Seven New America Foundation: More Than One in Seven U.S. Households Experienced Food Insecurity...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
This week the Obama administration's Department of Labor issued new rules extending minimum wage and overtime protection (beginning in 2015) to home care workers. These workers had been classified as the same as babysitters. This is a big change for almost 2 million...
