'Beating Up on Old People' to Balance the Budget?
In the middle of one of the worst economic crises in American history and with massive spending projected to create new jobs and loosen the credit markets, the Obama administration has called a 'fiscal responsibility' summit for this Monday, Feb. 23.
Author Blasts US Government Treatment of Veterans from Iraq, Afghanistan
ATLANTA – 'The system we have for taking care of our veterans is more hostile than the IRS,' journalist and author Aaron Glantz used to describe the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs during a talk at The Carter Center Tuesday night, February 17, 2009.
Guitar Makers Go Green
Though it has not received a lot of press to date, the industry is on the case—in part for the sake of its own survival, and thanks to the hard work of a handful of green groups, guitar makers and wood suppliers.
The Stimulus and the Threat to Stability
If those numbers are to be considered alarming, consider the situation facing African American workers. This January the Black jobless rate hit 12.9 percent; it was 9.2 percent in January 2008. That's an increase of 3.7 percent points over 13 months.
Obama Plan to Aid 9 Million Homeowners
What do you do when congressional Republicans, out of a rigid ideological desire to see you fail, appear set to block any proposal you make? Go around them.
Stimulus Passes, Will Boost Education Spending
President Obama's economic stimulus package won final passage in Congress Friday, Feb. 13. The White House is expected to hold a prime time ceremony to sign the bill into law and set in motion a massive effort to jump start the failing economy.
'There are certain things only a union can do': Obama's Lincoln Birthday Remarks
Someday, some profit-minded publisher will publish the collected speeches of Barack Obama. It will sit on people's shelves next to their copies of the collected speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. People will search through the volume for quotable quotes and pearls of wisdom.
Wall Street Wants 'Socialism for the Rich'
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner this week presented an outline of the Obama administration's Economic Rescue Plan. He presented it in the general context of the Obama's administration's strong criticism of the banks and brokerage houses and their auxiliaries aka finance capital.
Financial Crisis No Reason to Drop Immigration Reform Struggle
Immigrants in the United States, as well as activists supporting immigrant workers’ rights, are wondering what the impact of the current national and world financial crisis will be on immigration, and on efforts to get a better deal for immigrant workers, with or without papers, under the new administration.
Healthcare NOT Warfare Campaign Heats Up to Pass National Health Care
Progressive Democrats of America will take to the phones on Lincoln's Birthday to call all U.S. representatives and senators and encourage their support for HR 676, The National Health Insurance Act, reintroduced last week by Rep. John Conyers.
