by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 21, 2012 | Blog
Americans haven't heard much at all from Joe the Plumber this election cycle. A shame. Without his rants against sharing the wealth, no one's bothering to debate how desperately America really needs to be sharing. And how desperate has our maldistribution of wealth...
by Bill Scher | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog, Climate
We've had four and a half hours of presidential and vice-presidential debates. We've covered a lot of ground. There's been a lot of substance. Yet it is unconscionable that the biggest crisis the world faces has not yet warranted a mention: global warming. Will it be...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney said a lot of "sketchy" things in Tuesday night's debate. He again and again said jobs were lost under Obama, when all of that happened right after Obama took office and before the stimulus turned things around. He said "government does not create jobs"...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
I am saddened to hear that progressive champion Sen. George McGovern is reported to be at the end of his days. He has lived a life nearly as large as his heart. McGovern will be remembered as a stalwart of American liberalism. For my generation, he was beloved for his...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
In the debate Mitt Romney heartily endorsed Affirmative Action, claiming he sought out "binders full of women" that he could put in high positions. And it turns out that even that was a lie. Sheesh. In the second presidential debate Tuesday Mitt Romney came prepared...
