Editors' Blog
What the coming compromise will look like, oh, and the Republicans are still the main enemy of the working class
With the change in the balance of power in Congress and many outgoing members unwilling to risk future corporate lobbying positions with risky votes, it is increasingly plain that the White House has been forced back from a more progressive agenda.
Unemployment benefits aid economic recovery
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the findings of a multi-year study of the impact of the Unemployment Insurance program in stabilizing the economy during a deep recession.
Some Thoughts from an Economist for Obama
A good friend of mine, Shanti Tangri, a Professor Emeritus of Economics, from Rutgers and I were talking about the Republican gains in the House and why the made those gains
Demand Congress extend unemployment benefits
With the Lame Duck session beginning, the fight for jobs, extending unemployment benefits and protecting Social Security has begun.
America: The Grim Truth
My corespondant in Thailand sent me this, it is a great description of the USA but the prescription at the end of the article is no good.
Jobs top priority, not deficits
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka last week blasted the deficit commission's report on deficit reduction proposals to cut Social Security benefits.
"Insane" to keep Bush tax cuts
As congressional Republicans say they will hold working-class tax rates hostage in order to provide $700 billion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka responded with this statement:
"Idiot's Delight" Some Rain on the Republican's Parade
Last night, while channel surfing, I came across the former Saturday Night Live performer, failed sports commentator, and middle range rightwing comedian Dennis Miller on the Tonight Show making bad jokes about "Obama Care" "kicking ass for terrorists" while calling himself someone who was "socially liberal" and "economically conservative(Dwight Eisenhower,...
Reflections on "Obama's Economic View Is Rejected on World Stage" NYT headline
1. Interesting headline: Instead of "US Economic View" etc, the Times has personalized it to seem as if it is the president's personal view.
Venezuela rejects "banana republic" label
Not a ‘Banana Republic’
