by Roger Hickey | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog
This is big: Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist, will address the “Take Back the American Dream” conference in June. Krugman, author of the new book, “End This Depression Now!”, will break down what you and I have to do if we are...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog
At what point will our world wake up to the fantastically rewarding scam that our hedge fund masters of the universe have been running? No single individual in the United States had a more lucrative year at the office in 2011 than Raymond Dalio. Working out of his...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 8, 2012 | Blog
Every progressive should know about the Congressional Progressive Caucus's "Budget for All." In fact, every American should know about this budget. But the corporate news media sure isn't going to tell people. So you should help get the word out. Read and Share the...
by Leo Gerard | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog
As a favor to struggling Americans, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., proposed a federal budget last week ravaging programs for the poor, elderly, disabled, young, veterans, jobless, students and other vulnerable people. Ryan did it, he said, because these programs, food...
by Bill Scher | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog
Today, 228 House representatives -- all Republicans -- voted for a budget that would give every millionaire a brand new $265,000 tax handout, cut funding for the poor by $3.3 trillion, privatize Medicare, and impose spending caps so radical that it would "end most of...
