To understand just how bad the 112th Congress, elected on November 2nd and taking office on January 3rd, is likely to be for peace on Earth, one has to understand how incredibly awful the 110th and 111th Congresses have been during the past four years and then measure the ways in which things are likely to become even worse.
Republicans see shelving New START as a serious foreign policy blow that will further weaken Obama’s presidency.
Extending unemployment benefits immediately would save what otherwise will be another dismal holiday season for American retailers.
Here’s why the Congressional Progressive Caucus matters more than a rat’s hindquarters.
The New START treaty is a no-brainer.
Military whistleblowers deserve safe channels to report wrongdoing they find on the ground without the fear of retaliation.
Congress shouldn’t be gutting our effective Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when there are still children in our country that are desperately in need of food.
Here’s the perfect cure for lawmakers’ job grievances: Become coal miners for a while.
A look at the effectiveness of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act one year after its passage.
One in seven Americans–a record high of 43.6 million people–was poor last year.
A $10 million earmark in another bill would stick out like a sore thumb, but in the defense bill it fits right in.
Congress should get the money for its jobs bill by taxing the multibillion-dollar bonuses that Wall Street bankers are paying out to themselves.
If the left doesn’t come up with a credible and comprehensive alternative to a focus on reducing the deficit, argues FPIF columnist Walden Bello, the far right might eventually fill the policy vacuum.
The landmark financial reform legislation passed in July includes reforms advocated for years by those who believe that empowering shareholders will clean up the executive pay mess.
Please join IPS associates Steve Cobble and Bill Fletcher Jr. and IPS fellow Karen Dolan for an informative discussion about what the mid-term elections might mean for progressives and our various issues. Hear projections, analysis and responses. Engage in a lively discussion.