by Richard Eskow | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog
As the prospects for a “Grand Bargain” fade, additional European-style austerity on the American economy is becoming increasingly uncertain. That has meant a greater likelihood of a reappearance by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the two Washington power players...
by Leo Gerard | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog
Rig the Vote is the evil opposite of Rock the Vote. Rock is the campaign by a nonprofit to increase political engagement and register young people. Rig is the campaign by the GOP to suppress political engagement and subvert balloting. The GOP rigged the vote by...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog
Take a look at these two sentences: “(I)f losses from the 2007- 2009 crisis were to reach similar levels (as they did in previous recessions) ... losses could exceed $13 trillion.” Government Accountability Office “You would think that any regulation that could affect...
by Sam Pizzigati | Feb 18, 2013 | Blog
Rising inequality, newly released data make plain, has left America's metro areas — and neighborhoods — considerably less mixed by income. Are the rich about to bid the rest of us good-bye? Our political vocabulary is changing all the time. Words that loom large in...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 15, 2013 | Blog
Many of us fought hard to reform the filibuster and fight the Republican obstruction that is blocking everything the country needs to get done. And I do mean everything. We said please just "make them talk," which is what the public already thinks the filibuster is...
by Digby | Feb 15, 2013 | Blog
Dave Weigel has the definitive post today on the Hagel nomination cock-up. He points out that Hagel himself is the only real loser here: He botched up his confirmation hearing, giving Republicans all kinds of reasons to oppose him. (In his "no" statement, Sen. Mark...
