by Terrance Heath | Jan 11, 2013 | Blog
It's that time again. The folks at the Heritage Foundation (Jim DeMint's new perch) have published another "Index of Economic Freedom." I first encountered the index in April of 2010, when Heritage ranked Ireland in the top ten countries with the greatest degree of...
by Digby | Jan 11, 2013 | Blog
It remains one of the strangest and saddest aspects of our current economic debates that nobody seems to care all that much about our still painfully high unemployment. And it's probably a lot higher than we know: In December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics counted...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
There is a big push going on to get the Senate to "fix the filibuster" so the majority can get things done, and the minority will stop obstructing literally everything. Today is a DAY OF ACTION for contacting senators to let them know that you want them to FIX THE...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
A nation whose constitution begins with the words "We, the People" should not be governed through threats and intimidation and lies. It is time to defuse the hostage-taking bomb. Do not negotiate with hostage-takers – and that includes shutdown threats. The "fiscal...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog
The job of Treasury secretary is arguably the most important one President Obama will fill in his second term. It's certainly the choice that will most affect the American people's daily lives, future hopes and aspirations. And it may well shape the president's...
by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog
Congressional Republicans are really struggling to come up with a strategy for avoiding the blame if they refuse to raise the debt limit, allowing the Treasury to pay off the debts that Congress already voted to incur. Newt Gingrich already warned his party that...
