Author: HumboldtDems
House Republicans Cut Food Stamps, Obamacare, And Wall Street Oversight In Ill-Fated ‘Plan B’
— by Pat Garofalo on Dec 20, 2012 at 12:38 pm House Republicans today, in addition to voting on Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) so-called “Plan B” — which extends the Bush tax cuts on income up to $1 million — will also
The Facts About ‘Plan B,’ The House Republican Bill To Hike Middle-Class Taxes
— by Pat Garofalo on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday released the Republican “Plan B” for averting the so-called “fiscal cliff”: a bill to allow the Bush tax cuts on income in excess
New Orleans Schools Reject Creationism: No Teacher ‘Shall Teach Any Aspect Of Religious Faith As Science’
— by Zack Beauchamp on Dec 19, 2012 at 11:49 am A Louisiana school district voted on Wednesday to ban from its schools any textbooks and school curricula that follows the guidelines of Texas’ extreme, ideological standards. Texas approved a hard-right curriculum
What Goes Around Eventually Comes Back Around
Have you noticed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has gotten a bit quieter about the events in Libya of late? Wonder why? Could it be the hypocrisy of the various positions his has taken over the last year that have finally come
Looks Like the 113th Congress Will Be More of the Same
126 Days? That’s ridiculous! They only show up for work for 1/3 of the year. Maybe we, as citizens, should take some serious action and start some sort of nationwide ballot initiative to cut their salaries by 2/3s.
Bernie Sanders: The People Have Spoken
As I’m sure you are aware, there is currently a major effort being waged by Wall Street CEOs, Republicans and some Democrats to do deficit reduction on the backs of the middle class and working families. This could mean, among other things,
To Move Forward, We Must Learn from Our Progressive Past
Yesterday’s ideas about curbing the ultra-rich’s power remain just as relevant as ever. By Sam Pizzigati Our contemporary billionaires, most Americans would agree, are exploiting our labor and polluting our politics. Can we shrink our super rich down to a less powerful
The New Normal for African-American Voter Turnout
As election law changes threatened access to the ballot box this year, African-American turnout operations strengthened. By Leslie Watson Malachi In 2008, for the first time in our history, African Americans voted at the same rate as white voters. We spent the
A Pension Deficit Disorder
Beware of wealthy CEOs who are lecturing the rest of us about tightening our belts. By Scott Klinger While America’s CEOs are fretting about the government’s so-called "fiscal cliff," millions of American workers face a financial disaster that gets much less media