Feb 24, 2013
Will a 12 dollar an hour minimum wage work? Five dollar
a gallon of gas certainly does NOT. Nor does Chinese computer
theft of America’s secrets.
Economist James K. Galbraith talks about the “mania” on the right
about cutting Social Security and Medicare, which he says will only
further weaken the...
Feb 17, 2013
Which House of Congress better represents the people? And how does
winning an Oscar affect your health? Some surprising answers
today.
Why is there so much dysfunction in Congress? Constitutional
scholar Ian Millhiser says, simply, it is “deeply baked into the
legislative system.”
Author and demographer...
Feb 10, 2013
Is 2016 Hillary’s “moment?” Will Republicans use the debt ceiling
to inflict a catastrophe on the world economy? Who needs
immigration reform the most?
She’s got money, organization, tenacity and discipline on her side.
… And Bill Clinton. So what will Hillary Clinton do in 2016?
Regular contributor and...
Feb 3, 2013
Movement on immigration reform. Why? Look at the election
results!
Elections have consequences … and the proof is the sudden impetus
for a bipartisan immigration bill. Just before a few Senate
Republicans decided to join progressives in starting immigration
reform, we spoke with Maria Teresa Kumar, head of
the...