by Bill Scher | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog
Democrats have been increasingly frustrated that not even an army of fact-checkers has been able shame the Romney-Ryan campaign from stopping their lies about Medicare savings, welfare requirements, the Janesville GM plant and more. The shamelessness is unlikely to...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog
The 2008 financial crash was accompanied by a stunning level of greed and disregard for the law by some of the leading titans of the financial industry. As a result, millions of people lost homes, retirement savings or were otherwise financially devastated. And yet,...
by Bill Scher | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog
I have never seen opponents so silent about their record … They've run out of ideas. Their moment came and went. Fear and division are all they've got left. -- Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan Come again? Day 1 of the Democratic convention put their record front...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Last week the Republicans gathered under the hurricane skies of approaching autumn, their convocation punctuated by thunder and underlined by rain. But there are storm clouds over Charlotte, too: clouds of cynicism and despair, clouds of joblessness and fear, clouds...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Last week Republicans branded themselves as the party of cuts. This week the Democrats have an opportunity to be the party of jobs and growth again. Last week Republicans again and again called for for austerity: government budget cuts that kill jobs and growth. Look...
