by Dave Johnson | Apr 3, 2012 | Blog
In a speech today President Obama called the Republican proposals a "prescription for decline." The President reminded listeners how we got where we are -- Republican policies that led to collapse -- and said that Republicans are now "doubling down" with their new...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 3, 2012 | Blog
To "save money" the government is letting poultry companies do "voluntary" inspections. So guess what happens? Hint: the same thing that always happens when you let profit-seeking companies police themselves. Seriously, what do you think is going to happen? One...
by Alan Jenkins | Apr 3, 2012 | Blog
Most Americans correctly understand that the economic meltdown was caused by a perfect storm of misconduct in the lending and financial industries and inadequate rules and enforcement. A 2010 Pew Financial Reform Project poll, for example, found that American likely...
by Leo Gerard | Apr 3, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America, Minimum Wage
A trio of governors and a duo of lieutenant governors last week dined on pink slime burgers and pronounced them mouth-wateringly-delicious-and-nutritious as TV cameras rolled on their barbeque in a Nebraska factory that manufactures the stuff. Shoppers have reacted...
