Editors' Blog
Budget Showdown: Working People Are Calling Congress Today
reposted from AFL-CIO Blog
America’s Hope Against Hope
NEW YORK – After a hard-fought election campaign, costing well in excess of $2 billion, it seems to many observers that not much has changed in American politics: Barack Obama is still President, the Republicans still control the House of Representatives, and the Democrats still have a majority in the Senate.
Move Over Simpson-Bowles…There’s a New Plan in Town
The Center for American Progress has a smart, simple, progressive, and politically plausible new fiscal plan out and it’s worth a close look. Here are the main features that caught my eye:
Most important lessons -- Stewart Acuff's Blog
From Stewart Acuff's blog
Robert Reich -- 8 check for working people to evaluate the fiscal cliff
Short video of Robert Reich on the 8 rules for working people to judge the "fiscal cliff" debate.
Bloice's Quote of the Day -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Quote of the Day December 3, 2012'It was with grave concern and disappointment thatthe secretary general learned of Israel'sannouncement of 3,000 new settlement units ineast Jerusalem and other parts of the West Bank.This would include reported planning in the so-called E1 envelope, which risks completely cuttingoff East Jerusalem from the rest...
Bloice's Quote of the Day -- NYT on Housing Recovery
Quote of the Day December 2, 2012'Recent signs of a housing recovery aside, nearlythree million loans are now in or near foreclosure,according to Moody's Analytics.
Bloice's Quote of the Day -- Paul Krugman
Quote of the Day November 30, 2012'So keep your eyes open as the fiscal game ofchicken continues.
