by Richard Eskow | Apr 26, 2012 | Blog
Genuine mental illness is a human tragedy that afflicts both the sufferer and those around him or her. Our healthcare system provides inadequate resources for its treatment,. It's no joking matter. Political craziness, on the other hand, is just crazy. It's sheer...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 26, 2012 | Blog
Tuesday the Senate voted 54 to 45 to reject a resolution disapproving of the NLRB decision to speed up union elections. The new rules take effect Monday. This is a victory for working people. The new rules simplify the process and and put off various challenges that...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 26, 2012 | Blog
Click here to tell Congress: Don't Double Student Loan Interest Rates! Interest rates for student loans will double on July 1 unless Congress acts. That's outrageous - but the fiscal abuse of our nation's young people runs far deeper than that. An entire generation...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog, Economy
I'm in Michigan to cover the GE shareholder meeting tomorrow. I grew up in Michigan and have to say that Mitt Romney was exactly right that the trees here really are the right size. The look of the houses, the layout of the roads, the birds, everything feels right. Of...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog
It comes to us all, eventually: that epiphanic, "come to Jesus moment" when the light of day finally penetrates our cloud of delusion, and undeniable reality slaps us hard across the face. That moment finally came for Newt Gingrich, who annouced that he will suspend...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog
Two incumbent blue-dog Democrats were defeated in House primary races Tuesday night, in a sign that progressives are finding ways to successfully counter the corporate corruption in both political parties. In Pennsylvania's 17th District, east of Harrisburg, incumbent...
