by Dave Johnson | Jun 15, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday in Ohio candidate Mitt Romney said he would clamp down on China's currency manipulation. Today he is still not asking the House Republicans to bring the China currency bill up for a vote. Mr. Romney has the opportunity to demonstrate leadership and put his...
by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2012 | Blog
President Obama's bold stroke to prevent deporting nearly 800,000 undocumented people who came to America before they turned 16 will be analyzed by most through a crude political lens: will this pump up Latino turnout or not? I'm not naive enough to believe that...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 15, 2012 | Blog
It had to happen sooner or later: Jamie Dimon, the bank CEO who's become the public face for our greedy and corrupt banking system, is openly backing the austerity plan pushed by former Senator Alan Simpson, the arrogant and abusive voice of our country's...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 15, 2012 | Blog
Some news you may have missed: Last week thousands of AT&T workers walked out in protest of AT&T's lack of progress in contract negotiations, aggravated by a mocking memo from an AT&T executive. We Party Patriots: Thousands of AT&T Technicians Stage One Day Walk Out...
by | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
And they call the unions thuggish. Get a load of this: Facing economic uncertainty, defense contractors are plotting to spur Congress to nix the automatic budget cuts set to begin next year. The plan? Threaten to send out layoff notices — hundreds of thousands of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, Economy
As progressive leaders from around the country prepare for next week's Take Back the American Dream conference, we're not waiting to start hitting Congress with our key demand: Bury austerity, put jobs first and resurrect the middle class. We're asking you to sign the...