by | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog, The Sequester
Originally published at Capital Gains and Games This is not a defense of the Congressional budget process. How could it be? With annual budget resolutions and appropriations now among the hardest things on the planet to pass, with deficit reduction effort after...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
If we want to bring jobs and wealth back to the United States for the 99% of us who have been under extreme pressure we're going to have to do something about trade. The huge trade imbalances -- especially with China -- are sucking our jobs and factories and companies...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 10, 2011 | Blog
One luxury automaker is betting big that America's affluent feel no responsibility to the greater society crumbling all around them. And lots of pols are making the same wager. Audi, the luxury automaker, has a new ad campaign out. You may have seen the TV spot. The...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog
This week, my eight-year-old son asked me a couple of questions about the war in Afghanistan. They were simple questions. Yet, both times I struggled to answer. The first question came out of the blue. "Dad," he asked me, "Why did we go to war in Afghanistan?" I had...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog
As the last full day of the Take Back the American Dream conference ended, the "Building the Progressive Movement: What Should We Do Next?" action strategy session posed the question that was probably on the minds of many attendees: What should we do next? The...
