By LESLIE KAUFMAN – New York Times.
The nation’s scientific establishment issued a stark warning to the American public on Thursday: Not only is global warming real, but the effects are already becoming serious and the need has become “pressing” … Read more »
By Dean Baker – OurFuture.org
]People in Washington have incredibly bad memories. The last time that the United States balanced its budget was just a decade ago. Even though this is not distant history, almost no one in a policy-making … Read more »
By Richard Eskow – OurFuture.org
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An Economy for All
What do you do when the economy’s a disaster, things are getting worse, and nobody seems to give gives a damn? What do you do? This country has been … Read more »
By JUSTIN GILLIS – New York Times.
Global warming is already cutting substantially into potential crop yields in some countries — to such an extent that it may be a factor in the food price increases that have caused worldwide … Read more »
By: Lawrence Korb and Laura Conley and Alex Rothman – Politico.com
The latest defense headlines understandably are dominated by the details of Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs. And while policymakers are beginning to draw … Read more »
By Jeffrey Sachs – HuffPost.
The world is drowning in corporate fraud, and the problems are probably greatest in rich countries — those with supposedly “good governance.” Poor-country governments probably accept more bribes and commit more offenses, but it is … Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN – New York Times.
The past three years have been a disaster for most Western economies. The United States has mass long-term unemployment for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, Europe’s single currency is coming apart … Read more »
By E.J. Dionne Jr – The Washington Post.
Don’t expect to see a lot of newspapers and Web sites with this headline: “Big Government Bailout Worked.” But it would be entirely accurate.
The actual headlines make the point. “Demand for … Read more »
HuffPost Politics
It is increasingly clear that the Republicans will demand mandatory cuts in Social Security and Medicare as a price for increasing the debt ceiling later this spring.
Of course they won’t say they are demanding mandatory cuts in … Read more »
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN -New York Times.
There is only one good thing about the fact that Osama bin Laden survived for nearly 10 years after the mass murder at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that he organized. … Read more »
