by Dave Johnson | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz did a great thing this week. Cruz stood before the Senate and talked for 21-plus hours. Texas State Senator Wendy Davis did a great thing in June. Davis took to the Texas Senate floor and talked for more than 11 hours. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 25, 2013 | Blog
Senate Democrats: Never mind the Obamacare misdirection. Restore pre-sequester spending levels and save the economy. Send the restored budget to the House and use their own shutdown threat against them. Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass this in the House,...
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...
