by Richard Eskow | Aug 5, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday I got an email for the President's birthday inviting me to sign an e-card (and no doubt asking for contributions, too.) The subject line, "Big Birthday," could have been about another landmark: Today, August 5, the Federal income tax turned 151 years old....
by Sam Pizzigati | Aug 5, 2012 | Blog
In today's anything-goes political fundraising world, the nation’s super rich and their favored politicos are no longer even going through the motions of maintaining 'separate and independent' campaigns. The U.S. Supreme Court's most notorious decisions have almost...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog, Climate
Mitt Romney unveiled a one-page economic plan - Mitt Romney’s Plan For A Stronger Middle Class - includes an energy component that is strongly attached to the fading, dinosaur oil and coal industries. It should be called "Mitt Romney's Plan To Heat The Planet." The...
by Bill Scher | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog, Economy
This is 100% true. Mitt Romney does know how jobs come and go. You can outsource them. You can crush them with a big box chain. You can shut down factories … and still make a profit for yourself.
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog
The following email appears to be circulating widely: THIS IS A GREAT IDEA…LET'S DO IT!! AUGUST 1st to Sept. 1st Well over 50 yrs ago I knew a lady who would not buy Christmas gifts if they were made in China. Her daughter will recognize her in the following....
by Richard Eskow | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog
A well funded network of right-wing extremists wants to make it socially and politically impossible to express the ideals that made this country great. One of those extremists appeared on their billionaire-funded network this week to attack Elizabeth Warren, and...
