Cynthia Dill: State Workers Getting Slammed in Maine
February 18, 2011
“We need to be honest with the Maine people. This isn’t about slamming anybody here; this is about paying your bills,” said Paul LePage, speaking
POLLS: Mixed Results On Labor Unions
February 18, 2011
WASHINGTON – With protests surging in Wisconsin over a law that President Obama described as an “assault on unions,” two new surveys show very different
Wisconsin Protesters Call On Obama
February 18, 2011
MADISON, WIS. — President Obama has expressed more support for the protests over Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) controversial budget proposal than perhaps any other national
The media has failed us
January 2, 2011
Financial media is not helping us become better informed or better investors. These outlets devote too much of their airtime to forwarding partisan propaganda rather
Obama signs end to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
December 22, 2010
President Barack Obama signed a new law Wednesday that will allow gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America‘s military. And
Soldier suspected of WikiLeaks mistreated, tortured
December 16, 2010
Detained U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning‘s supporters went public with their concerns about the harsh conditions of his imprisonment — he has no access to
Dean Baker: Compromise on Social Security and Medicare? Why My Center-Left Friends are Wrong
November 22, 2010
In recent days several center-left blogger/columnists have suggested that progressives should be happy to cut a deal now on Social Security and other issues related
Larry Hirsch: Government Worker Envy
November 22, 2010
For most of the past decade that I have worked in government, my friends working in the private sector have felt they had it better
GOP Bias In Landline-Only Polls, Confirms Pew Research
November 22, 2010
For pollsters, 2010 was the year in which methodology mattered. Pollsters that invested in more expensive dual samples to reach Americans on both landline and
Tea Party Activists Reportedly BEGGED Sharron Angle Not To Campaign With John McCain
November 22, 2010
Sharron Angle’s campaign staff nearly axed a high-profile, last-minute fundraising event featuring Arizona Senator John McCain while he was already in flight to Nevada. Uncovered