Somehow, in the tangle of mixed economic news in the last week, this story slipped through the cracks.
“On every major measurement, [a new] Census Bureau report shows that the country lost ground during Bush’s two terms. While Bush was in office, the median household income declined, poverty increased, childhood poverty increased even more, and the [...]

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[This article originally appeared at New Racial Studies]
Imagine, if you will, America in 2028.  By following the logic of Ross Douthat in his Op-Ed today, it’s easy to imagine that in just twenty years, the United States will no longer need to have a border with Canada.
America has made so much progress in this [...]

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This election is about the issues, contrary to what John McCain’s Fannie Mae adviser said. McCain has no new ideas on the economy, he wants to cut your taxes less than Barack Obama (unless you make like $4 Million per year), McCain has shown that he wants to go to war as often as [...]

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Great work from Rob Caldwell at WCSH in Maine for asking serious questions of the Republican nominee for President.
When asked about Governor Palin’s expertise on foreign policy, McCain awkwardly replied:
“She knows more about energy than probably anybody else in the Unites States. She is governor of a state [pause] that 20 percent of America’s energy [...]

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Barack Obama’s plan for economic security cuts taxes for the vast majority of Americans.
For the 95% of Americans making less than $300,000 per year, Obama provides much, much bigger tax cuts than McCain.

But here’s CNN’s report about the McCain vs. Obama tax plan, featuring Charles Barkley:
That’s right, CNN only puts the top 5% of incomes [...]

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