by Leo Gerard | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
Republicans in two Congressional committees voted last week to press forward with legislation that would deny states the flexibility they requested to help more welfare recipients get jobs. That’s right. Not only that, Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential...
by Bill Scher | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
I wrote the following last month after the Senate voted on competing tax plans, but it also helps to put Mitt Romney's "47%" comments in further context. *** It is often stated as fact that Democrats always want to raise taxes and Republicans always want to lower...
by Alan Jenkins | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
Last week, a coalition of housing, civil rights, and consumer protection groups issued an open letter to President Obama and Governor Romney asking what they would do, specifically, to address the housing crisis in America, and seeking a meeting to share best...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
Pollsters keep telling us that the public wants action on jobs, a higher tax rate for millionaires, and protection for Social Security and Medicare. Our best economists keep reminding us that job creation should be government's top priority. So why is the...
