by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 16, 2011 | Blog
Mainstream economists all around the world used to assume that equality acted as a drag on economic growth and development. Not anymore, as new International Monetary Fund analyses make quite clear. U.S. politicos, of course, have yet to catch up to the new global...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2011 | Blog
Yesterday some prominent people signed a letter urging the so-called "Super Committee" to "go big" on cuts to the Federal budget. Many of these people would describe themselves as "moderate" and "centrist." Some would call themselves liberal. I've met a few of them...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 16, 2011 | Blog, Economy
As President Obama prepares to give a major speech on jobs before a joint session of Congress, what does the public think the country should do? The public wants jobs created to fix our crumbling infrastructure, paid for by tax increases on Wall Street and the...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2011 | Blog
Washington, DC felt like a city on a deathwatch this week, after a series of White House news leaks said the President would announce cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits next Monday. One plan was to raise the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security....
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2011 | Blog
Here's an interview we did with Sam Seder today (Monday) on his Majority Report show. It's about raising the Medicare eligibility age. Great discussion (it's always a great show): Richard Eskow on Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age: Sam Seder's Majority Report 9 12...