by Dave Johnson | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog
For years now Senate Republicans have been filibustering ... everything. At the end of last year there was an effort to convince Democrats in the Senate of the need to reform the filibuster so things We the People need to get done could get done. At the last minute,...
by Bill Scher | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog
Two-and-a-half months ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addressed the Republican National Committee and said the following: "We must stop being the stupid party." "We must stop insulting the intelligence of voters." "It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog
When President Obama formally unveils his fiscal 2014 budget on Wednesday, a lot of the progressive movement focus will be on his plan to cut Social Security benefits through a reduced cost-of-living adjustment called the "chained CPI." But there will be another...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog
Today's conventional wisdom in Congress on taxing the rich — that tax rates on income at our economic summit have gone as high as they can sensibly go — has no real evidence to support it. This past January, Congress raised the federal tax rate on joint return income...
by Dean Baker | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog
The Washington Post seems to have a quota for pieces that spread misinformation on manufacturing. Today's piece by Robert Samuelson fills the quota for the day. The gist of the piece is that manufacturing employment has been declining in importance in the U.S. for...
by Ben Johnson | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog
When you’re a student taking out a loan, should the amount of protection you get from fraud differ based on the size of the lender? That is the question the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is about to decide as it draws up new regulations for student loan...
