by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 4, 2012 | Blog
In less than 36 hours, a petition by Rebuild the Dream calling on the Department of Justice to focus on prosecuting crimes done by Wall Street executives during the financial crisis has collected more than 50,000 signatures. "Tell the DOJ: Done with Edwards?...
by Mary Bottari | Jun 4, 2012 | Blog
Madison -- Since September of 2010 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS) has been detailing an ongoing "John Doe" criminal investigation being run out of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office involving Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's former staff and...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 4, 2012 | Blog
Once again a Democrat's letting the Right set the terms of the debate. This time it's House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who's undercutting her party's tax policy in an odd way: by redefining "middle class" so that it includes people making a million dollars a year....
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 2, 2012 | Blog
Sugary soft drinks, as Michael Bloomberg reminds us, do our nation no good. But if we really want to narrow our waistbands, we’re going to have to narrow the income gaps that divide us. The billionaire mayor of New York wants his city’s Board of Health to ban...