TAX CUTS: THEOLOGY, FACTS & TOTALLY F**KED THE MYTH ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
Many American have no idea how long the country has been running deficits and they may not have all the numbers at their fingertips, but the general drift has not escaped them.
Terrance Heath | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
Last week I ventured into the "spreading the wealth" discussion with a post attempting to unpack one aspect of why even some people who migh...
Terrance Heath | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
In my work-related news reading this morning, I came across an interesting take on Obama's exchange with "Joe the Plumber." The truth is that Obama in...
Adrienne Birecree | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home
John McCain decries middle class tax cuts as "socialism" because they "spread the wealth around." What are tax cuts for corporate America and the wealthy then? There indeed has been an increase in "socialism" in the U.S. but a smokescreen of conservative ideological rhetoric has hidden it for decades.
Harry Moroz | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business
Is William Beach trying to derail the stimulus train?
Bill Scher | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
The decades of false conservative attacks against progressive taxation have reached their limit. Conservative credibility concerning governance is shot.
Baratunde Thurston | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
Considering the farce of Joe and the downright silliness of McCain's campaign, I just had to submit my own video.
Politico | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics
John McCain hung his final presidential debate performance on an Ohio plumber who campaign aides never vetted. A day after making Joseph Wurzelbacher...
Mike Papantonio | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics
The truth about Joe is that he is not a licensed plumber and he's never made more than $40,000 dollars a year in that trade.
Jason Notte | Posted 10.16.2008 | Entertainment
Mario has become a worldwide icon. He now represents every immigrant who had ever struggled through the levels of society and has opened the door for countless others who came after him.
The Wonk Room | Pat Garofalo | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business
As part of his new economic outline - The Pension and Family Security Plan - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has proposed cutting the tax rate on long term ca...
Paul Abrams | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics
We are down to the wire, and droves of people, are starting to pay attention to the candidates. For Obama to bring this home, he ought to keep it simple and make the distinctions sharp.
Thomas Frank | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics
Conservatives have wrecked government so massively that it fails in New Orleans, fails in Iraq, and fails in its most basic regulatory missions. And this is the reason we need to elect more conservatives to high office?
Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics
I was in a deep conversation with some Brave New Films supporters recently. They were enthusiastic about the value of our videos in spreading th...
Stephen Herrington | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home
The conventional wisdom is that higher taxes hurt the economy. There is no actual evidence of that. In fact if you plot tax rates against GDP, there is no observable correlation.
Steve Clemons | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics
What is shocking about the presentation by Bush -- and the deal that is unfolding is that we don't see any acceptance of responsibility for the failure of his team's stewardship of the economy.
Jackson Williams | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
Wick Allison is a lifelong conservative, and he starkly lays out his bona fides in the piece -- and they're impressive.
Bob Greenstein | Posted 09.16.2008 | Business
New government estimates show that the federal government will be in a big hole in fiscal 2009 -- a $546 billion deficit. They also help show how we got into this hole -- and the answer may surprise you.
Diane Francis | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics
When dealing with such a totally ruthless opponent, kicking and biting and scratching and whatever else is necessary must be deployed.
Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics
According to Vanity Fair, the outfit Cindy McCain wore Tuesday night cost a whooping $313,100. The McCains have received $313,413 thanks to George Bush's tax cut.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics
McCain's absentminded elitist air would be one thing, but the real distinction is his philosophy. He believes the rich, like him, should stay rich -- too bad for the middle class, which is supporting that wealth.
Janet Ritz | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics
I was in a doctor's waiting room recently, listening to pundits on a big-screen TV, when a middle-aged man turned to me and stated: "Too much spin." ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics
John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
WASHINGTON — An adviser to Barack Obama's...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI)...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Reprinted with permission from Jason's email list Today, Randall Stross...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as...
The seventies are back in a big way: shaggy hair, plaid prints and idealism have all...
On this Sunday's 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper has an interview with Olympic...
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Two men pulled guns and shot each other to death in...
Winona Ryder has been accused of losing £81,000 of...
It started with the fist bump seen 'round the world. Soon...
A revolutionary device that can harness...
Larry Beinhart | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics