by Terrance Heath | Dec 1, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The cardinal rule of dysfunctional politics, it turns out, it identical to the cardinal rule dysfunctional families: Don't talk about it. Whether "it" is mom's boozing, dad's mistress, junior's drug problem, or sister's sex life — or any other problem that families...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 30, 2011 | Blog
There is new evidence of the cost of right-wing austerity policies in the latest report on downsizing activity from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., which headlines the fact that there have been more layoffs in the first 11 months of...
by Bill Scher | Nov 30, 2011 | Blog
Yesterday, in response to Republican threats to block an extension of the temporary payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits, the Campaign for America's Future launched the "Stop GOP Sabotage" campaign at www.ourfuture.org/stopgopsabotage. Clearly, the...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 30, 2011 | Blog
The Fed’s other shoe dropped over the holiday weekend. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Bloomberg news dropped the Fed’s other shoe, with a reverberating thump. It was back in August that Bloomberg revealed that the Fed gave $1.2 trillion in secret...
by Alan Jenkins | Nov 29, 2011 | Blog
As the Occupy movement enters its third month, it is moving into a new phase. Colder weather in the north, combined with aggressive push back from city officials around the country, is requiring the movement to adopt new, innovative approaches that include, but...
