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Fighting Childhood Poverty: A Role for Everyone
Randy Jackson – Grammy Award winning producer Posted: 02/ 1/2012 8:00 am This post is part of a series on childhood poverty in the United...
Jay Murdock
Feb 1, 20123 min read
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Is Our Nation on the Titanic?
A theologian friend took her car to a Jiffy Lube for servicing. Not having anything to read, she picked up a manual on the coffee table...
Jay Murdock
Sep 25, 20114 min read
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Republicans Commit the Perfect Crime
Americans face a mystery caper of gargantuan proportions. With 9.1 percent unemployment and only 1 percent growth in Gross Domestic...
Jay Murdock
Sep 12, 20113 min read
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Stop Political Lions from Attacking Our Children: Join the Rescue Posse
One of the most-watched videos on YouTube a few years ago showed the struggle of a water buffalo family and herd to save a child. It’s...
Jay Murdock
Sep 5, 20114 min read
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“Why America’s human capital is more important than financial capital.”
#BudgetCuts #Budget #economicdisparity #conservativepolitics #FinancialCrisis #RobertReich #economicstimulus #humancapital
Jay Murdock
Aug 16, 20111 min read
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Fixing the Deficit by Getting Help From the Top 1%
Leon Friedman – Law Professor, Hofstra Law School: Posted: 04/18/11 02:46 PM ET President Obama seeks to reduce the deficit and the...
Jay Murdock
Apr 19, 20115 min read
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It’s All One Story
Mike Lux – Author, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be Posted: 04/14/11 01:02 PM ET I’m going to comment on...
Jay Murdock
Apr 15, 20116 min read
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Budget Showdown Aims To Quietly Exempt Pentagon and Focus All Cuts on Social Programs
David Sirota – Newspaper columnist, radio host (AM760), best selling author Posted: 04/ 6/11 10:00 PM ET The unwritten and unspoken story...
Jay Murdock
Apr 7, 20112 min read
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Looming Government Shutdown Reveals House Leadership’s Fiscal Irresponsibility and Willingness
Rep. John Conyers – Dean, Congressional Black Caucus Posted: 04/ 5/11 05:42 PM ET Based on their absolute refusal to compromise on the...
Jay Murdock
Apr 6, 20112 min read
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Budget Cuts Kill The Middle Class
Dave Johnson – Campaign for America’s Future Dave Johnson – Fellow, Campaign for America’s Future Posted: 04/ 4/11 11:41 PM ET For most...
Jay Murdock
Apr 5, 20114 min read
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House Republicans’ Constitutional Ignorance
Chris Weigant: Political Writer and Blogger at ChrisWeigant.com The Tea Party Republicans in the House of Representatives are supposed to...
Jay Murdock
Mar 31, 20115 min read
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Wisconsin Continues Right-Wing Structural Reforms That Have Transformed the United States
Mark Weisbrot: Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, D.C. Posted: March 15, 2011 04:15 PM With the latest...
Jay Murdock
Mar 16, 20115 min read
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Cutting’s Not Saving
Rep. Charles Rangel – Representative from the 15th Congressional District in New York Posted: March 11, 2011 05:11 PM Our country is...
Jay Murdock
Mar 14, 20112 min read
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We Deserve Better Than “So Be It”
Rep. Karen Bass – U.S. Representative, California’s 33rd congressional district Posted: March 11, 2011 11:41 AM Last week, Congress...
Jay Murdock
Mar 12, 20113 min read
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This Isn’t Deficit Control. It’s Assault.
Richard Trumka – President, AFL-CIO: Posted: February 16, 2011 09:17 AM No job safety inspections while inspectors are furloughed for up...
Jay Murdock
Feb 17, 20113 min read
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