by Dave Johnson | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog
Before I get into the new Republican budget (it cuts taxes on the wealthy by almost 40%, greatly increases military spending, and just guts almost everything government does to help make our lives better -- privatizes Medicare, does even less to maintain our...
by Bill Scher | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
A small outbreak of sanity has emerged within the conservative movement, with commentators respected among the Right acknowledging that conservatism is failing to speak to today’s problems and today’s people. This group is suggesting some recalibration and even some...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
Somebody really needs to let Elizabeth Warren know how Washingon society works. Last week Warren and several other Senators rebuked regulators for their refusal to act against felonious banks and bankers when they violate sanctions or criminally assist psychotic drug...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 8, 2013 | Blog, Trade
In an earlier post, "ANOTHER Report On Jobs Lost To China 'Trade'" I wrote about a new report titled, "The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment." This report showed that manufacturing employment would have been higher by over 4 million employees...
by Thom Hartmann | Mar 8, 2013 | Blog
House Republicans won't give up on their efforts to voucher-ize Medicare. In fact, Representative Paul Ryan now wants to make it happen even sooner. As the House GOP is currently preparing their new budget, which will include Ryan's Medicare voucher program, and they...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
While Washington remains self-absorbed in budget deficit arguments over who can cut more of the things We, the People do to make our lives better. Meanwhile January's trade deficit numbers are out, showing where the real damage is being done. The U.S. international...
