December 16, 2010
Reps. Rush Holt and Raúl Grijalva on House Democratic Opposition to Obama’s Tax Deal with GOP
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on President Obama’s controversial tax deal with Republicans following its approval in the U.S. Senate. While taxes on the wealthy will decrease under the proposal, some tax experts are predicting taxes on the poor will actually increase. We speak to Democratic Congressmembers Rush Holt of New Jersey and Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, who say they will vote against the deal.
December 17, 2010
Veterans For Peace Protest War Outside White House
Ray McGovern, Daniel Ellsberg and Chris Hedges amongst dozens of protesters arrested outside White House
Blogger's query: If anyone saw this on the mainstream media, would you please let me know?
December 17, 2010
Big Win for America's Super Rich
Tom Ferguson: Obama-GOP bill a weak stimulus plan but a big give away to the super rich
Bio
Thomas Ferguson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and a Senior Fellow of the Roosevelt Institute. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and taught formerly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author or coauthor of many articles and several books, including Golden Rule (University of Chicago Press, 1995) and Right Turn (Hill & Wang, 1986).
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