Governor Jerry Brown is now learning what its like to be Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Reuters) ...
Category - Economy
The Assault on Pensions
Move over Scott Walker, there's a new sheriff in town. Rather than claiming we need to end...
War and Healthcare
I've been snarkily repeating the idea that the CBO should score the American military action in...
Taxed Enough Already!
Isn't the definition of insanity repeating the same action over and over and expecting a different...
Austerity in Ohio
Austerity now apparently means selling state prisons to private companies, killing unions, and...
Financial Reform Under Threat
Posted by JM Ashby Deregulation is apparently the name of the game even when the economy is still...
Impoverished Millionaires
Posted by JM Ashby Fidelity Investments recently conducted a survey to ask millionaires whether...
Worst Persons
Bloomberg News for totally omitting an obvious choice in the following poll: To reduce the deficit...
Protests Against Budget Cuts
BOOM! Finally! Chris Bowers reports: On Tuesday, Americans in all 50 states will rally in front of...
I Can’t Eat An iPad
Posted by JM Ashby In the same way that oil is traded on an open world market, even if it comes...
Dictatorial Austerity in Michigan
Posted by JM Ashby Like a scene out of the dystopian movie Robocop, Michigan is on the verge of...
Stop Spending! Stop Spending! Except…
Joe Barton is turning out to be Big Oil's best friend. Check out this interview of Rep. Joe Barton...
Selective Belt Tightening
Posted by JM Ashby Can we blame teachers for this too? Perhaps the janitors? How about school...
The Hotel Generation
Posted by JM Ashby I believe it's easy for politicians in Washington, and inside state houses...
Michael Moore Was Right
America isn't broke. Far from it. “The U.S. government is not broke,” said Marc Chandler, global...
Chart of the Day
From the Center for American Progress: Spending Cuts vs. Tax Cuts for the Wealthy. Presented...
The Pro-Life Party
The Republicans will nest themselves inside your uterus. But just make sure you're never poisoned...
The Infrastructure Deficit
Posted by JM Ashby Infrastructure is one thing which you would expect to be bipartisan. We all...
High Water Mark of the Recovery
Lots of solid economic news today. 192,000 new jobs. Unemployment finally dipped below nine to 8.9...
Republican Sabotage
Posted by JM Ashby Governor Rick Scott of Florida has adamantly opposed over $2.4 billion dollars...