by Bill Scher | Jan 27, 2009 | Blog
Last month, Institute for America's Future unveiled the $900 billion, two-year Main Street Recovery Program, backed by 2,000 economists, labor leaders, progressive organization and citizens. Since then, Congress is working on it's economic recovery plan, currently at...
by Bill Scher | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Jobs Rapidly Vanishing, Action Needed Now W. Post assessment of the economy is stark: "The nation's employers, including some of its largest and most sturdy, announced plans yesterday to slash more than 55,000 jobs, a staggering one-day toll that highlighted how...
by Bill Scher | Jan 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Obama Responds to Senate Energy, Tax Cut Concerns Politico reports Obama moves toward Senate Dems during Sunday talks: The Obama team told about 35 Senate Democrats gathered at Sunday’s meeting that it would grow the size of an energy-tax incentive package and modify...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog, Reagan Revolution
In every article assessing the roots of today's financial crisis, one theme stands out: As would-be Wall Street wizards came up with ever-more-fantastical strategies for making obscene profits, the guardians of the public trust either snoozed or egged them on. The...
by Bill Scher | Dec 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Senate conservatives bash unions, automakers, economy, America into ground The conservative Senate minority filibustered the auto rescue package last...
