by Bill Scher | Nov 8, 2008 | Blog
Check this second paragraph from an Associated Press story about the House battle to head the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which would play a critical role in any global warming legislation: Obama has said he wants to act quickly on climate change. But crucial...
by Bill Scher | Oct 28, 2008 | Blog
The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder wrote yesterday: ...it might be dangerous for the Republican Party to elevate the stakes for this election to a death match between competing ideologies. If Barack Obama's victory is as decisive as it is shaping up to be, the Democrats can...
by Sara Robinson | Oct 15, 2008 | Blog
Our fellow Americans, at long last, are getting it. Not only is the Age of Reagan over; it's becoming increasingly clear that the entire post-WWII order has come to the end of its run. The world as we have known it is passing away; and with it, so does our ability to...
by Bill Scher | Oct 14, 2008 | Blog
Five years ago, I interviewed now-Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman for LiberalOasis.com, and I asked him about his past support for NAFTA-style trade and globalization. He responded: I have to say those issues -- they seemed terribly big issues a few years ago. And I'd...
by Bill Scher | Sep 23, 2008 | Blog
As I write this, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is testifying before the Senate Banking Committee. In his opening statement, he appeared to depart from prepared remarks to respond to statements from Senators calling for independent monitoring of Paulson's actions in...
