by Richard Eskow | May 7, 2012 | Blog
And another one bites the dust. French President Nicolas Sarkozy just became the latest politician to lose his job because he wouldn't let economic experience—or political common sense—sway him from the path of austerity. Will Sarkozy's downfall help Democrats learn...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 7, 2012 | Blog
As the Senate prepares to vote Tuesday on legislation that will stop a scheduled doubling of the rate on Stafford student loans on July 1, conservatives are engaged in a shameless (and shameful) effort to detail the effort. That's why, this afternoon and Tuesday...
by | May 7, 2012 | Blog, Too Big To Jail
Must read of the morning, by Peter J Boyer and Peter Schweitzer at Newsbeast: Despite his populist posturing, the president has failed to pin a single top finance exec on criminal charges since the economic collapse. Are the banks too big to jail—or is Washington’s...
by Jeff Bryant | May 6, 2012 | Blog, Education
Republicans in the US House of Representatives have scheduled a vote on Friday to stop interest rates on college student loans from doubling beginning July 1. Up until now, Republicans on the Hill had been staunchly opposed to any bipartisan action to stop the...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 6, 2012 | Blog
From Manhattan to Monaco, the world's super rich are fashioning themselves into a new global tribe of footloose and stateless. The rest of us get to gawk — and foot the ultimate bill. Back in 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, a short story took the American...
