taxes
Class war: They started it
January 26, 2012The Republicans conveniently forget that they started the class war - and they've been winning it for years.
Read moreCalifornia governor proposes more cuts
January 6, 2012Jerry Brown released his budget proposals, including slashes to already devastated human needs spending and a projection of new revenues from sales taxes and taxes for millionaires.
Read moreRepublicans cover their fiscal irresponsibility with Detroit’s money
January 5, 2012While banks, auto companies and the state of Michigan itself have all been bailed out with taxpayer money, Detroit has not received bailouts from anybody
Read moreSolyndra and the real risk to American taxpayers
January 4, 2012The biggest risks to taxpayers, who underwrite federal loan guarantees, isn't renewable energy. It is nuclear power.
Read moreCongress staggers home to angry constituents
January 3, 2012The God-forsaken Republican-run 112th Congress staggered home for an almost month-long recess. After what it did and did not do, workers and their allies are using the break to give those lawmakers an earful.
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