Big Oil Leaves the Money on the Dresser

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise that Republican Senators voted to protect oil subsidies — along with Democrats Mark Begich, Ben Nelson — and Mary Landrieu after getting big […]
Terrance Heath

NYTs Sorkin Hasnt Heard Of The Peoples Budget

New York Times business reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote a piece on Sunday (5/15/11) that tried to advance the argument that $250,000 actually isn’t that much money to make in […]

The Debt Ceiling Battle From 30000 Feet

Originally published at Capital Gains and Games. The U.S. Treasury said the existing federal debt ceiling was reached Monday. That means that the nation is about to enter the two-and-a-half-month […]

Gingrich Calamity Newt Asks the Right Question

Less than a week after launching his presidential campaign, Newt Gingrich’s candidacy has already been declared "done" and "over" by conservative pundit Charles Krauthammer. Gingrich’s mouth—always faster than his brain—has […]
Robert Borosage

Wall Street Guilty As Charged

In a piece called “Wall Street: Not Guilty,” financial columnist Roger Lowenstein attempts to defend Wall Street against allegations that it’s a viper’s nest of rampant criminality. His mischaracterization, mockery, […]
Richard Eskow

Whats On the Table

In case you were wondering what’s “on the table” in the phony baloney debt ceiling “negotiations” this is what the Wall Street Journal is reporting today. I would take it […]

Debt Crisis Really

You think we have a debt crisis now? You should have seen the one Canada had in 1993!!! And just like this one, it was phony, designed to scare people […]

Brinksmanship for Dummies

It’s one thing for the Republicans and centrist Democrats to defy their voters. But is there anyone on the planet who believes hey are really going to defy these guys? […]

Forget Raj Too Big to Fail is Still Too Big to Jail

Some of the headlines about the conviction of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam are misleading or just plain wrong. The Rajaratnam guilty verdict won’t “change the way Wall Street does […]
Richard Eskow

Education Cuts That Hurt The Most

Any experienced first-grade teacher can tell you how to spot the new kids in class who’ve never been exposed to books. They often don’t know where to start with a […]
Jeff Bryant

Deconstructing the Paul Ryan Sound Bite

Real policy wonks bore people. The phony wonk from Wisconsin now driving Congress seduces, with a patter that leaves our wealthy almost completely disappeared. Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin revels […]

NYs On May 12 Actions

The On May 12 Coalition is holding actions in New York City tomorrow to hold big banks and corporations accountable for crashing our economy and asking them to pay their […]

Dont Ever Bet Against Americas Wealthy

Financial industry analysts are going ga-ga over the soaring cohorts of mega rich in China and India. But researchers at one influential global financial consulting group are calculating that the […]

The Only Real Solution For Budget Deficits Growth

People in Washington have incredibly bad memories. The last time that the United States balanced its budget was just a decade ago. Even though this is not distant history, almost […]

The Tea Partys Bankrupt Values

Remember when I said the tea party has the potential to be the GOP’s psycho ex-girlfriend? Well, Dana Milbank’s latest column — about tea party activists attacking John Boehner, Paul […]
Terrance Heath

The GOP Wish List

Looks like Boehner isn’t the only one with a few conditions: The two sides of the debate over whether the tea party is at heart a socially conservative movement or […]

Boehner Extortion Is My Game

“Give us trillions in cuts in Medicare and Medicaid or we blow up the economy.” Stripped of its politician’s gloss, this is the message that House Speaker John Boehner delivered […]
Robert Borosage

US – China Summit If Trade Was Trade

Today the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue begins in Washington. This is the third such meeting, and it’s time for the Obama administration to get it right. China has not […]

Make Sure Mom Will Have Medicare

While you’re thinking of your mother on Mother’s Day, think about the health care options your mother should have once she is 65. One of the greatest gifts we can […]
Isaiah J. Poole

The Company The GOP Keeps

You can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep. Or so the saying goes. The GOP held its first presidential primary debate in Greenville, South Carolina, with […]
Terrance Heath

Jobs Report Give Pink Slip To So Be It Conservatism

It is amazing, given that we’ve been fighting a three-alarm unemployment fire with water buckets the past few months, that there is any positive news at all in the unemployment […]
Isaiah J. Poole
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