by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
On the morning after President Obama sent his "American Jobs Act" legislation to Capitol Hill, the Progressive Caucus is responding with its "Rebuild The American Dream Framework," six pillars that progressive leaders in Congress are using to...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
Given what I've been writing for the past few years about upward mobility and the state of "the American Dream," it doesn't come as a surprise to me that downward mobility is the trend that seems likely to dominate the next decade — especially if Washington...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
Why are "capital gains" taxes so much lower than taxes on other income? The reason capital gains taxes are lower is because most of the income of the rich is from capital gains. And the reason most of the income of the rich is from capital gains is because capital...
by Bill Scher | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
Presidential candidate Rick Perry has an oped about Social Security in USA Today ludicrously titled, "I am going to be honest with the American people." It is ludicrous because the goal of the oped is to lie to the public and suggest he thinks Social Security should...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 11, 2011 | Blog
Joe Biden famously said of Rudy Giuliani, "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence -- a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There's nothing else! There's nothing else!" Great line. But this is not a day to talk about Joe Biden or Rudy Giuliani. But it is a day for...
