You are probably hearing that the Post Office is “in crisis” and is cutting back Saturday delivery, laying people off, closing offices, etc. Like so many other “crises” imposed on us lately, there is a lot to the story that … Continue reading
When you hear anyone from the big multinationals or Wall Street using the word “reform,” watch out! The way they use the word, it means give them more and We, the People get less. They want to “reform” Social Security, “reform” Medicare and “reform” the income tax code. And now they want to “reform” the taxes corporations pay on money made outside the US. It’s like “reforming” an oak tree with an ax. Continue reading
The right-wingers smearing the Volt as “flammable” don’t get it that cars now run on GASOLINE? Which isn’t flammable? HOW many gasoline car fires are there a year? (Hint: the answer is “In 2003-2007, U.S. fire departments responded to an … Continue reading
Action Coming — Spread The Word! This is a Big Deal, just look at end of this post for the list of organizations that are signed on to this so far – and more coming. April 9-15, 2012, the 99% … Continue reading
Oil-backed conservatives have been absolutely ecstatic over the collapse of American solar-power company Solyndra and the rise of China as the dominant country in green energy, because they think they can turn this into a story that makes President Obama … Continue reading
In the debt-ceiling debate Republicans are holding the country hostage again, demanding that the country shift to a radical pro-big-corporate/big-wealth agenda as the ransom. At the same time the Tea Partiers say don’t raise the debt limit, period, and let … Continue reading
In 2010 Republicans and corporate front groups ran ad after ad after ad after ad claiming that Democrats had “Cut 500 billion from Medicare.” Those ads brought them the senior vote, and they took the House. Confident in their ability … Continue reading
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Isn’t it funny how the corporate conservatives always offer the same solutions to every problem? Even when the solution … Continue reading
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Tonight, when President Obama gives his State of the Union address, he will be facing a nation that has … Continue reading
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Former Wyoming Republican Senator Alan Simpson is co-chair of President Obama’s Fiscal Commission. This is what he said the … Continue reading
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at OurFuture.org. I am a Fellow with CAF. Tell us your own story in the comments, please! Here is a fact: There. Are. No. Jobs. I’m in Silicon Valley where … Continue reading
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. People want the President to exert leadership to turn things around. The oil leak. Unemployment. Credit card scams. Foreclosures. … Continue reading