A Presidential Commission–To Cut Your Benefits
"Houston, we have a problem....""We're out of money."Our fiscal problems have at last reached emergency status. The Republicans, yes, the Republicans--in a purely...
The Dangerous Game
Anarchy is the absence of government. It could be a placid, pastoral society or it could be the wild, wild West. The fact is,...
Neoconservative Vs. Liberal
Let's make some distinctions, shall we, so that when Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin or some other anti-American, pro-internationalist, pro-corporate hack comes on television...
Using Public Jobs to Stimulate Private Enterprise
During the Presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama said he would spend $210 to create 5 million jobs. This was something like 500,000 jobs...
Jobs, Wages and the Urgent Need for Unions
Where are the jobs? And where is new union legislation? We need both and we need them now.We have a minimum of 15...
May 1910 to May 2010–100 Years of…Progress?
By 1910, the United States had changed from a collection of states along the Atlantic Coast and a group of Southern slavery states to...
What Do “Think Tanks” Think About?
Washington D.C. seems to be "ground zero" for think tanks. A think tank is made up of a group of real and imagined "experts"...
Neocon-Republicans Putting Lipstick on Racism and Obstruction
Probably the most distressing thing about the malevolent actions of the Right Wing…the hate speech, the deliberate misunderstanding of the motives of the Obama...
Democracy, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, and Neoconservatism
Pass this on to any drooling tea bagger you happen to see wandering down the street carrying a sign and a gun. They clearly...
Republicans & Wall Street vs. Democrats and Financial Reform
The Republicans are doing it again. They are trying to use their obstructive tactics to defeat financial reform. And why isn't someone calling them...
Where is Private Investment? It is time for Public-Private Development of...
Private investment is not working. It doesn’t matter why it is not. It could be a conspiracy. It could be cowardice. It could simply...
Are Neocons Making Us Latin America?
This is not about immigration or our borders. It is not about cultural differences or becoming more Hispanic. This is about a growing income...
Who Created the Recession and Who Can End It
Jobs, jobs, jobs. It is the mantra of the Liberals. It may also be the mantra of anyone who is out of work and...
Beware the Ides of March and Neocon Budget Scare Tactics
We are going through one of those periods right now where the Neocon anti-middle class propaganda machine is cranking out trash day and night....