by Bill Scher | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog
The following was published by the Barry Kendall of the Progressive Ideas Network, summarizing the panel discussion I participated in while at Netroots Nation 2010. At this year’s Netroots Nation convention in Las Vegas, I moderated a panel called “Think...
by Mary Bottari | Sep 16, 2010 | Blog
American taxpayers bailed out the big banks. Now many of those banks are returning the favor by extending credit to payday lenders who sucker consumers into a spiraling debt trap. That is the claim in a new report published this week by National People’s Action (NPA),...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 13, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Charlie Brown (us) has again run up to kick the football. Lucy (China) has again pulled the football away at the last minute. The result? The trade gap continues to grow and tis eats away at our jobs and our GDP: "...the worsening trade deficit cut the Q2 GDP growth...
by Bill Scher | Jul 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. With Wall St. Reform Now Law, Eyes...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog
In the deficit hysteria now sweeping Washington, Social Security has emerged in the bull's-eye as a target for cuts. Perpetually tanned Republican House Minority leader John Boehner, called for hiking the retirement age to 70. The Democratic House Majority...
