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Let’s Try It Again! Another Pass at Jobless Benefits Bill
The House is expected to vote today on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits for workers who've been out of a job for more than six months. After …
Connie Schultz | Every College Student Should Own a Passport
Most of us have favorite movie scenes, for any number of reasons. One of mine is the exchange between a mother and her son in the 1979 movie "Breaking …
Hurricane Alex, First of 2010 Season, Heads for Texas, Mexico
Hurricane Alex, after slamming Belize as a tropical storm Thursday, was declared a hurricane Tuesday evening. New extended hurricane warning rules are meant to give more precise, earlier warnings. …
Why Are the LGBT and Immigration Movements Vibrant as Labor Dies?
In Jonathan Alter's new book, “The Promise,” he explains why issues so essential to the Democratic base such as labor law reform, immigration reform and gay rights were sidetracked …
Ruth Marcus | Unhinged on the Right
Washington - The campaign video is such a transparent ploy, the temptation is to ignore it. After all, tea party candidate Rick Barber is a long shot in his …
Goldman Admits It Had Bigger Role in AIG Deals
Reversing its oft-repeated position that it was acting only on behalf of its clients in its exotic dealings with the American International Group, Goldman Sachs now says that it …
Proof the Americans Public Doesn’t Want Social Security Cuts
Memo to Pete Peterson: Americans don’t want cuts to Social Security - and here’s the proof.
Gulf Oil Spill: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Lausanne, Switzerland - To anyone dealing in finance or economics, a “black swan” is an unpredicted event, usually a catastrophe along the lines of British Petroleum’s Gulf of Mexico …
NYT Attacks “Border” With False Rant of Pro-Coup Reporter
No reasonable person would have bet serious money that news editors at The New York Times would be huge fans of Oliver Stone's new documentary about South America, "South …
News in Brief: At Confirmation Hearing, Kagan Tries to Keep Quiet, and More …
At the start of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan has backtracked on her past calls for court nominees to be open about their …