Published 05 Jul, 2011 Conservative Governors in states around the country are sticking to their ideology that spending cuts will create jobs, despite the facts showing that government spending actually leads to economic growth and more jobs. As state governments push to slash budgets, a study by Adam Hersh, economist at the Center for American…
Published 15 Jul, 2011 In all six Wisconsin state senate Democratic primaries the real Democratic candidates won against fake Democrats put forward by Tea Party backers hoping to stall the recall election of Republican state senators who are facing the wrath of Wisconsin voters for ramming through the bill that cripples collective bargaining. Republicans ran…
Published 21 Jul, 2011 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could shutdown this Friday, July 22 thanks to Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives who are threatening to block renewal of funding because stripping aviation and rail workers of their rights is more important to them than airline safety and jobs. Essentially, Republican leadership is…
Published 22 Jul, 2011 Congressional Republicans, doing the bidding of Tea Party fanatics, are holding the U.S. economy hostage to their demand to slash vital programs like Social Security and Medicare while continuing to give away billions in corporate welfare and tax subsidies to big business. They are threatening to vote as a bloc against…