Budget

A new low, even for California Republicans

March 25, 2011 By Nell Ranta

Two Republican votes are needed in each legislative house, and GOP leaders have announced that any Republican who votes for more taxes will be considered a traitor.

1,000 in Olympia: Put people first, close tax loopholes

March 21, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

The legislature is grappling with budget deficits estimated at $5.1 billion, yet ballot initiatives pushed through by Republican extremists last November block every measure to increase revenues.

GOP’s vote to cut NPR funds seen as attack on public media

March 17, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The House voted today to bar federal funding of National Public Raido and ban stations from using federal money to pay their NPR dues.

Union leaders to Obama aide: ‘This is a defining moment’

March 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

AFL-CIO leaders have told a top aide to President Obama that the current fight in states over workers' rights must be used to discuss the future of the country and of workers.

Capitalist insolence and taxes

March 3, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup were all deeply involved in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which prompted the Great Recession and the huge budget deficits. And they pay no taxes.