by Dave Johnson | May 11, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Another month and another terrible trade deficit report. Why is it that DC elites who profess to care so much about deficits say so little about our worst deficit? The trade deficit drains money from our economy, lowers our wages and forces us into an ever-lower...
by Terrance Heath | May 10, 2012 | Blog
President Obama nearly cost me five bucks. In the build-up to his historic interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, a co-worker announced that he would bet $5 that President Obama would end his evolution on same-sex marriage by announcing his support for marriage equality....
by Dave Johnson | May 10, 2012 | Blog
Is this guy a Presidential candidate from a major party, or a fringe nut? He sounds like Rush Limbaugh. HuffPo: Mitt Romney: Obama 'Takes Marching Orders From Union Bosses', Speaking to a crowd at a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, presumptive GOP...
by Robert Borosage | May 10, 2012 | Blog
Europeans across the continent are rising up against austerity policies — turning out politicians who enforce them, no matter what their party allegiance. Yet even as the European public rejects austerity, Washington elites increasingly favor it. If pursued, however,...
by Robert Borosage | May 10, 2012 | Blog
I know you are asking today, "How long will it take?".... I come to say to you this afternoon, however difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because truth crushed to earth will rise again. How long? Not long, because no lie can live...
by Bill Scher | May 10, 2012 | Blog
The five finalists for the Sixth Annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award have been announced, honoring the person in the progressive movement whose behind-the-scenes work and selfless service has made an invaluable contribution to social justice. The public is invited to...
