The Cost of Congressional Dithering
The Violence Against Women Act isn’t just about women.
Catering to the Frozen Pizza Lobby
Doting on the financial interests Coca Cola, ConAgra, and Del Monte instead of America’s school kids isn’t going to get the approval rating for Congress recover from an all-time low.
Sequestering Military Spending
Even if sequestration cuts across all military programs, this sort of ham-handed approach is safely doable.
Since the Super Committee Failed, Now The Rest Of Us Can Succeed
The Super Committee’s failure to produce a deal gives us all breathing room to construct a successful path forward for America.
The OMG Congress
With unemployment topping 9 percent, the European economy sliding toward an abyss, and Lindsey Lohan posing nude for Playboy, Congress took time out to “reaffirm” In God We Trust as our official national motto.
The GOP’s Empty Rhetoric on Obama’s Immigration Record
This administration is deporting immigrants at a record pace.
Shouldn’t Americans Repair America’s Infrastructure?
The $7-billion reconstruction of the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland is in the hands of a state-subsidized Chinese company.
Lobbying the Supercommittee
No moneybags, no service.
House Armed Services Committee Hearing Misleading on Doomsday Projections
Hearing on military spending, jobs, and the economy leaves out one side of the story, say experts.
Briefing On Financial Transaction Taxes
IPS is co-sponsoring this educational event on proposals to place small taxes on trades of stocks and other financial instruments as a way to generate massive revenues and discourage short-term speculation.
Job Destroyers Don’t Deserve a Tax Holiday
When thinks tanks from the left and the right agree on something, Congress should pay attention.
How to Achieve Transparency for the Supercommittee
Every campaign contribution to members of this powerful panel should be reported every single day.
Occupy DC: My Speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The chamber helps the “built-to-loot” companies.
Solyndra’s Implosion Burned Taxpayers
We need to put the brakes on the Department of Energy’s flawed loan guarantee program before taxpayers lose billions.
Press Statement on Obama’s Job Speech: The Good, the Bad, and the Missing
John Cavanagh, Director of the Institute for Policy Studies, responds to President Obama’s jobs speech.