by Richard Eskow | Jan 3, 2013 | Blog
Imagine a nation with a terrible problem - one its leaders refuse to discuss. The problem will needlessly drain trillions of dollars from its economy in the next ten years. Now imagine that this problem also robs that nation's citizens of life itself, draining years...
by Digby | Jan 3, 2013 | Blog
When I read David's post about the intransigence of the Confederate rump of the Republican Party, I thought of this tweet from the other night: Buzzy: @reptomprice told WMAL this morning that GOP needs "red state leadership." As @larryoconnor notes, that doesn't...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 3, 2013 | Blog
TODAY is a day of action demanding that the Senate fix the filibuster and make them talk. Pick up the phone right now and urge your Senator to support Senate Rules Reform. Call 1-866-937-5062 or text FIXTHESENATE to 69866. Fix The Filibuster We have a chance to...
by Bill Scher | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog
Progressives ranging from Paul Krugman, Noam Scheiber, Greg Sargent and OurFuture.org's own Robert Borosage are down on the latest tax deal. They feel President Obama caved on the threshold for higher tax rates and, in turn, set himself up another another bad deal in...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog
Now that the "fiscal cliff" deal has gone down, we have a couple of months to argue over the "winners" and "losers" before the country is dragged into the next of DC's. It's a good time to consider what comes next, and how it will impact people of color — and, by...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog
The filibuster used to be an important tool that gave the minority a voice in the Senate. But the Senate made a mistake and changed the rules, which enabled an obstructionist minority to block … everything. There have been more than 380 filibusters in just the...
