The Progress Report.
President Obama took office facing more challenges than any president in three generations. In the midst of two stalemated wars, the worst economy since the Great Depression and a hemorrhaging job market, the American people desperately needed … Read more »
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF – The New York Times.
On my blog, a Times reader named Eddie asked about President Obama: “Where is the man I voted for?”
“Does he ever sweat?” Eddie continued. “We’re in desperate times and I … Read more »
By Bob Herbert – New York Times.
The clearest explanation yet of the forces that converged over the past three decades or so to undermine the economic well-being of ordinary Americans is contained in the new book, “Winner-Take-All Politics: How … Read more »
The Progress Report
Regardless of what happens in the voting booths today, the 111th Congress will be coming to an end. According to polls, many people — in fact, most Democrats — may be happy to see it go: a … Read more »
By MAUREEN DOWD — The New York Times.
In the wacky coda to one of the most searing chapters in American history, everyone remained true to form.
Anita Hill reacted with starchy disgust.
Ginni Thomas came across like a spiritually … Read more »
By E.J. Dionne Jr. — The Washington Post.
Imagine an election in a Third World nation where a small number of millionaires and billionaires spent massive sums to push the outcome in their preferred direction. Wouldn’t many people here condescendingly … Read more »
By JIM RUTENBERG — The New York Times.
OVIEDO, Fla. — The anonymously financed conservative groups that have played such a crucial role this campaign year are starting a carefully coordinated final push to deliver control of Congress to Republicans, … Read more »
By Robert Reich
The Huffington Post.
It’s a perfect storm. And I’m not talking about the impending dangers facing Democrats. I’m talking about the dangers facing our democracy.
First, income in America is now more concentrated in fewer hands than … Read more »
Robert Kuttner — Huffington Post.
Will the recession just go on and on and on? In the absence of far more vigorous government action, it certainly looks that way.
At a recent conference sponsored by several think tanks, Paul Krugman … Read more »
By Robert Reich – Huffington Post.
The latest jobs bill coming out of Washington isn’t really a bill at all. It’s the Fed’s attempt to keep long-term interest rates low by pumping even more money into the economy (“quantitative easing” … Read more »
