Budget showdown outrage
The Republicans are playing a dangerous game, and anyone who thinks it's "all under control" should consider consuming a stiff drink as soon as possible.
Deficit reality: Income inequality is the problem
Don't ask working people, employed or unemployed, who have few or no financial reserves, to solve the problem of exploding deficits.
Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable
Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.
Obama’s budget tradeoffs leave vital steps missing
"It's significantly less bad than the Republican budget - but it's not going to bring down unemployment in my hometown," one reporter commented at a White House press conference.
Budget cuts must be fought
While far better than the GOP's right-wing wrecking ball budget, the president's budget unfortunately finds savings in cutting assistance to help poor and working people and keep them warm.
Simple solutions for deficits and debt
A few weeks ago Citigroup’s Robert Rubin wrote a column advising readers and policymakers on how to surmount the current economic and financial crisis. Beware of such counsel!
GE, capitalist icon, teams up with Obama - why?
The addition of General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to the third top Obama administration position on economic policy tells an important tale.
Right-wing “blizzard narrative” is anti-worker snow job
As a massive winter storm pounds much of the country, the tea party/Republicans are pushing a disastrous narrative: strangle vital public services, like snowplowing, then blame public workers and their unions.
Obama, triangulation and what’s our job for 2012
For Obama, triangulation makes sense, and focusing criticism on it instead of on putting together the grassroots structures for us to win in 2012 is a dead end.
Thank goodness for the GOP
I'm so glad the Republicans on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission have set me straight.
