Archive for September, 2008
Top 5 Reasons to Vote Against Wall Street’s $700 Billion Bailout
Monday, September 29th, 2008By David Sirota, Campaign for America’s Future
There was news Sunday afternoon of a congressional deal to bailout Wall Street fat cats with $700 billion of taxpayer cash (you can read the draft legislation here). Though the deal negotiated between congressional leaders and the White House is better than what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson originally proposed [...]
Is the Bailout Needed? Many Economists Say ‘No’
Friday, September 26th, 2008By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — A funny thing happened in the drafting of the largest-ever U.S. government intervention in the financial system. Lawmakers of all stripes mostly fell in line, but many of the nation’s brightest economic minds are warning that the Wall Street bailout’s a dangerous rush job.
President Bush and his [...]
Obama and McCain Tax Proposals
Monday, September 22nd, 2008From the Washington Post
According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families. Obama’s plan gives the biggest cuts to those who make [...]
Debunked: Ten Conservative Myths About National Security
Monday, September 15th, 2008By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America’s Future
True confession: I was terrified on 9/11—for all the right reasons.
I wasn’t afraid of the terrorists. There are plenty of countries where people have lived for decades under the constant threat of unholy acts of terror—and yet people still get on buses and subways and airplanes, and life goes [...]
Your New Job!
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008A great video to call more attention to the Employee Free Choice Act. Check out the video and sign the petition.
Ten Ways the McCain/Palin GOP Is Now Stealing the Ohio Vote
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008by: Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press
The McCain/Palin GOP is already in the process of stealing the Ohio vote, as was done in 2004. Among those at the center of the GOP strategy is Bush Family computer operative Michael Connell, who programmed the key vote counting mechanisms that were used to give George [...]
Top Ten Most Disturbing Facts and Impressions of Sarah Palin
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008From AlterNet
Sarah Palin was named John McCain’s vice presidential nominee just three days ago, yet it seems that weeks have passed in terms of the mountains of controversy it has stirred up. An overwhelming amount of negative publicity and sometimes shocking information has come out about her and her relatively short political career.
Choosing Palin has [...]