by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
The health care goals and plans of seven presidential candidates, all Democrats, are being laid side by side for the first time Saturday as the Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union host the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
The health care goals and plans of seven presidential candidates, all Democrats, are being laid side by side for the first time Saturday as the Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union host the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential...
by Bill Scher | Mar 9, 2007 | Blog
Last night, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage appeared on Air America's EcoTalk, to discuss his recent column in The Nation, "When's The Idea Primary?", challenging the presidential candidates to offer "bold ideas" and lamenting that so far...
by Bill Scher | Feb 26, 2007 | Blog
This morning's "Policies and Partnerships for a Clean Power Future" session found wide agreement from union officials and business leaders on how we should reform our energy policies. Todd Foley of BP Solar and Jim Gordon of Cape Wind both lamented the "start and...
by Bill Scher | Jan 26, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Yesterday, Bob Geiger and the AFL-CIO Blog broke the story that 28 conservative Senators tried to outright eliminate the federal minimum wage. Immediately, the blogosphere reacted in shock, at both the raw cruelty and the political inanity. TomPaine.com labelled the...