This Fall’s Election is Not about Policies and Programs – It’s About Right and Wrong
By Robert Creamer
There is a tendency among people who spend their lives working to promote policy positions, Members of Congress, Congressional staffs, and even the media to discuss political issues in terms of public policy.
I don’t mean simply […]
Unionists, Environmentalists, Progressives Need to Take Over Democratic Party
It is time to purge the corporatists from the Democratic power structure. The real work of the Democratic Party is done by grassroots activists. These activists are the Democratic Party. They should run it at every level.
This conclusion has become clear in the aftermath of tainted Blanche […]
The Great Divide
by LORENZO A. CANIZARES FOR BUZZFLASH
http://blog.buzzflash.com/contributors/3194
Several weeks ago, Paul Krugman, in an article entitled “Senator Bunning’s Universe,” said that “Democrats and Republicans live in different universes, both intellectually and morally.” I wholeheartedly agree with him. This statement, on the face of it, should shape how we view our future as a nation.
In this […]
18 states refuse to run insurance pools for those with preexisting conditions
By David S. Hilzenrath
Washington Post Staff Writer
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/03/AR2010050304072.html
Eighteen states have said they will not administer a stopgap program to provide insurance coverage to people whose preexisting conditions have left them uninsured, forcing the federal government to do the work.
The states’ decisions increase […]
Debt-Collection Industry Helped Pave the Way for Scott Brown’s Victory in Massachusetts
Debt collectors are near the top of our list of public enemies here at Legal Schnauzer. And they should be near the top of all progressives’ lists now that we know debt collectors played a prominent role in Republican Scott Brown’s victory for […]
Nine-Million-Member Union Coalition Calls For Defeat Of Cadillac Tax
by Sam Stein
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/12/nine-million-member-union_n_420524.html
A coalition of federal and postal employees, numbering nearly nine million members, sent a letter to congressional leaders on Tuesday insisting that the final health care bill not include an excise tax on high-end insurance plans.
Sixteen unions penned the letter amidst increasingly tense negotiations between […]
Obama is totally wrong in backing the tax provisions of the Senate version of the healthcare reform bill. Taxing health insurance benefits (like the Senate bill does) is a tax on the middle class. The House bill taxes the very, very wealthy.
Obama promised not to push for middle class tax increases.
I am considering not voting […]
Americans’ job satisfaction falls to record low
By JEANNINE AVERSA
WASHINGTON – We can’t get no job satisfaction.
Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their jobs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work.
That was the lowest level […]
PRESS RELEASE: Democratic Talk Radio -”Heroes and Villains of 2009 Awards”
The cast of characters in American politics who could have received our Hero and Villain Awards for 2009 was huge. It was a very busy year in American politics. We have multiple winners in both categories but still were unable to recognize everyone who deserved […]