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 Terrance Heath | Nov 28, 2011 | Blog, Economy
What if the Congressional Progressive Caucus invited the supercommittee to an ad hoc hearing on job creation, and the supercommittee didn't show up? Yesterday, I found out. On Wednesday morning, the Congressional Progressive Caucus held a hearing on what ought to be...
by Roger Hickey | Nov 28, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The reason members of the Super Committee didn’t reach an agreement is that Republican members insisted on damaging cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare – AND they wouldn’t budge from their refusal to roll back tax cuts for the richest 1% of Americans. If...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 16, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The following is prepared testimony from Robert Borosage delivered today to the Congressional Progressive Caucus's Hearing on Jobs I thank the Congressional Progressive Caucus for holding this hearing. I am honored by the invitation to participate. I want to the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy
"You can't evict an idea whose time has come." That was the message posted on OccupyWallSt.org as early this morning, police began to storm the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. To prove it, supporters of the Occupy movement have vowed...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy
On Wednesday, the day before hundreds of Occupy events are scheduled to break out across the country, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus will be holding a hearing highlighting the "jobs, not cuts" theme that is a key part of the Occupy movement. The...
