By Paul Krugman – New York Times.
What’s in a name? A lot, the National Republican Congressional Committee obviously believes. Last week, the committee sent a letter demanding that a TV station stop running an ad declaring that the House … Read more »
In recent American political history, changes in political momentum typically revolve around a seminal political battle.
After the Republican sweep in 1994, that battle was over the GOP plan to cut Medicare to provide tax cuts for the rich. It … Read more »
RobertReich.org
The U.S. economy continues to stagnate. It’s growing at the rate of 1.8 percent, which is barely growing at all. Consumer spending is down. Home prices are down. Jobs and wages are going nowhere.
It’s vital that we understand … Read more »
By Paul Krugman – New York Times.
Yes, Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, is a sore loser. Why do you ask?
To be sure, Mr. Ryan had reason to be upset after Tuesday’s special election in … Read more »
By Matt Taibbi – readersupportednews.org
Got a chance to meet Josh Rosner (co-author, with Times reporter Gretchen Morgenson, of the new book Reckless Endangerment) last night during an appearance on Eliot Spitzer’s In the Arena. We were brought in to … Read more »
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent – Reuters.
(Reuters) – Heavy rains, deep snowfalls, monster floods and killing droughts are signs of a “new normal” of extreme U.S. weather events fueled by climate change, scientists and government planners said on Wednesday.… Read more »
By Richard (RJ) Eskow – OurFuture.org
The word for today is “choice,” not “crisis.”
It’s time to stop saying the country “can’t afford” Medicare, Social Security, or other programs that benefit the middle class. If I told my mother that … Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN – New York Times.
Six months ago President Obama faced a hostage situation. Republicans threatened to block an extension of middle-class tax cuts unless Mr. Obama gave in and extended tax cuts for the rich too. And … Read more »
Robert Borosage says that President Obama’s focus needs to be on creating jobs, not reducing the budget deficit.
By Susan Davis – NationalJournal.com
Progressive Democrats haven’t enjoyed the breadth of policy or political victories that they anticipated when President Obama … Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN – New York Times.
This has to be one of the funniest political stories of recent weeks: On Tuesday, 42 freshmen Republican members of Congress sent a letter urging President Obama to stop Democrats from engaging in … Read more »
