Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. February 11, 2008. George W. Bush’s enormously generous tax giveaways to America's wealthy will remain in place after he’s gone -- at everyone else's expense.
Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor. February 6, 2008. Coal and nuke get the big bucks, while funds for renewables and poor people hoping to save on energy costs get sacked.
Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post. February 6, 2008. Since the GOP candidates all pledge allegiance to Bush's policies, it is worth taking a look at the implications.
Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor. October 24, 2007. Housing bust and falling sales-tax revenues remind some officials of the period before 2001 recession.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 24, 2007. In the name of our troops, Bush demanded another $46 billion from Congress to finance the war in Iraq -- and the Democrats will probably give it to him.
Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 3, 2007. Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen delivers a demonstration using Oreo cookies to illustrate what's wrong with America.
Cindy Williams, MIT Center for International Studies. May 9, 2007. The Dept. of Homeland Security was created to bring coherence to the disparate activities of numerous agencies involved in domestic security. Four years later, the United States is not getting what it should out of the reorganization.
Jared Bernstein, TomPaine.com. March 14, 2007. Why is it that our representatives can easily raise endless amounts of money for war, but can't adequately fund human needs?
Robert Scheer, AlterNet. February 7, 2007. Bush's outrageous military budget is a betrayal of the public trust. Will the Dems have the guts to stop it?
Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. February 6, 2007. Elana Levin: The press has failed to notice that the President's proposed 2008 budget includes a plan to do away with Medicare.
Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. January 24, 2007. There was little to nothing for middle class Americans and those struggling to become middle class in last night's State of the Union address. Here's some facts on why.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 15, 2007. The Democrats' passage of tough budget rules in Congress mark another step in righting the course of GOP profligacy.
