by Dave Johnson | Dec 8, 2012 | Blog
Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security hurt PEOPLE. Raising tax rates on the wealthy is just money. They do not equate, do not trade them. Please join Monday's big, national event and add your voice. The "Lame Duck" -- unelected -- Congress is deep in...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
It's almost impossible to believe: With the private-sector economy struggling and politicians worried about government spending, the biggest proposal on the table is raising the Medicare age to 67. That would take far more out of household budgets than it would save...
by Digby | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
HuffPost Hill with a little reminder: During a press conference demanding unemployment insurance be part of a fiscal cliff deal, Chuck Schumer noted that last December, 5 million Americans relied on federal unemployment insurance, while only 2 million currently do so....
by Stan Collender | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. I hate to say I told you so, but… I predicted as far back as May (here, here and especially here) that House Speaker John Boehner's reelection as speaker could be in trouble if it looked to the tea party wing of the...
by Larry Cohen | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
Originally posted at Communications Workers of America. The American people need to demand that the majority have rules that mean that key issues of the day are discussed — not buried. I appeared on NewsTalk, a Washington, D.C., public affairs television show, on...
by Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
The simmering but underreported Senate fight over filibuster reform may have greater impact on the legislative success of President Obama’s second term than the heavily watched budget battle. Without an end to filibuster abuse, Obama’s mandate could once again be...
