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Finally coming out and stating the obvious, Scott Walker admits that his assault against collective bargaining had nothing to do with Wisconsin’s budget deficit

By Mark | April 14, 2011

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker found himself in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today, admitting under oath that his going after the collective bargaining rights of state employees had absolutely nothing to do with saving his state money. Here’s video of the Governor being questioned by Congressman Dennis Kucinich. From the […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged collective bargaining, Dennis Kucinich, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, public employee unions, Scott Walker, State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead, union busting, Wisconsin | 24 Comments

Introducing the People’s Budget

By Mark | April 11, 2011

As you no doubt know, President Obama and congressional leaders were able to avert a government shutdown by reaching an agreement on the 2011 budget late Friday night. While we don’t yet know all the facts, it looks as though the Republicans were not successful in their attempts to defund public broadcasting, and stop the […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, Politics | Also tagged Amy Goodman, budget cuts, budget deficit, Bush tax cuts, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Democracy Now, entitlements, EPA, global climate change, greenhouse gas, Jeffrey Sachs, lobbyists, Medicaid, Medicare, military spending, Millennium Promise Alliance, NPR, Obama, Paul Ryan, PBS, People’s Budget, public broadcasting, social security, tax loopholes, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich | 25 Comments

Carl Levin’s explanation for voting no on tax cuts for the super-rich

By Mark | December 16, 2010

I just received the following from Michigan Senator Carl Levin, explaining why he chose to vote against the President’s so-called “compromise” with Republicans. I’ve yet to receive anything from Michigan’s other Senator, Debbie Stabenow, explaining why she voted in a favor of the deal, which promises to deliver big tax breaks for the super-rich, ultimately […]

Posted in Economics, Michigan | Also tagged Bush tax cuts, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, middle class, New Deal, Obama, Obama's unwillingness to fight, rolling back the New Deal, taxing the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich | 7 Comments

Yet another post about Obama’s capitulation on taxes for the super-rich

By Mark | December 9, 2010

Unable to make the case himself, a rapidly aging Obama loosened the Goolsbee on the American left this morning. While some bought the explanation, a great many didn’t. And, unfortunately for the President, a good many of them were members of the House… The following clip comes from the Sam Stein: …In a meeting on […]

Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11, Austan Goolsbee, Barbara Boxer, Bush tax cuts, Chris Van Hollen, filibuster, first responders, Jay Inslee, Joe Scarborough, Lloyd Doggett, Marcy Kaptur, Obama, Peter DeFazio, standing up to the Republicans, tax the rich, taxes, the plight of the overtaxed rich | 12 Comments

Obama caves on tax breaks for the American aristocracy

By Mark | December 6, 2010

Well, it looks as though the Obama administration has made a deal with the Republicans to extend the Bush tax breaks for the super-wealthy for two years (which will undoubtedly lead to more) in exchange for an additional thirteen months of unemployment benefits for jobless Americans, and an agreement to renew the Bush tax cuts […]