by Terrance Heath | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog
In 2012, the GOP's version of "reality" ran headlong into actual reality -- both electoral and otherwise. The collision shattered may Republicans' perception of reality, and lead to current efforts to "rebrand" the party to appeal to the emerging electorate. That's...
by Keith Ellison | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog
Last week President Obama announced a budget that includes something called "chained CPI" as a way to reduce Social Security benefits. I will not support it. And will not vote for any plan that includes cuts to benefits Americans have earned. The proposal has already...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 14, 2013 | Blog
April 15 has never been considered a day for celebration, and it's especially tough to pay taxes when so many of us are struggling financially. But the real problem isn't taxation. Our real problem is the new "bipartisan" drive toward austerity, a mad obsession that...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog
It's hard to imagine a more relevant moment for the National Urban League to release its State of Black America 2013 report. This year, after all, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation —...
by Jeff Faux | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog
The Democratic Party’s long-term prospects have dramatically improved since the November election. They will control the White House for another four years. The Republicans, who lost the total vote for the House of Representatives, remain captive of an unpopular...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog
President Obama's budget proposal is officially released into the wild. The president and the media are talking a lot about what the budget's deficit reductions offer to satisfy the priorities of the 1 percent - the donor/owner class. But there are things in this...
