Third Rail Politics at the 2011 Seattle Hempfest
The way things get done in Washington, D.C. depends on closed door whispering. It is time to develop a non-binding straw poll to put partisan concerns aside for the sake of America.
Thrifty, Green Homeowners May Get a Boost
An innovative program is bringing Republicans and Democrats together to boost renovations that would conserve energy and trim electric and gas bills.
High Noon in Washington
Just like in the classic western, Obama stands alone, outnumbered against forces who seek his destruction.
Dim Bulbs in Congress
Philips, GE, and Sylvania all are ready to market incandescent bulbs that meet higher efficiency standards, while saving money for consumers — but don’t tell tea-partying lawmakers.
How to Make the Super Congress Open and Accountable
The last thing we need is an all-powerful congressional committee allowed to make crucial spending decisions without the scrutiny of an engaged citizenry and press.
Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?
With the economy foundering like a man overboard in heavy seas, we’ve attempted to rescue it by throwing it an anchor.
Scrapping America’s Bootstraps
Entitlements include many of the basic programs that have raised the U.S. standard of living since the FDR administration and before.
Playing Chicken in the Capitol
In Washington, adults are playing games that even slow-witted teenagers don’t play anymore.
America’s Real Job Creators are Broke
Despite the GOP’s ideological claptrap about corporate executives being “job creators,” it’s ordinary Americans who actually create jobs.
Increasing taxes on America’s rich and corporations would end our debt and deficit problems, says IPS analyst
Expert available: Sam Pizzigati, an authority on efforts to levy significant taxes on America’s most wealthy and powerful.
Budgeting for the Great American Train Wreck
Our economy needs a new stimulus package, not a poison pill.
Blame the No-Way Party for the Debt Ceiling Collision
Commentators who say that the two sides were almost “unable to come to an agreement” in the debt talks are laughable.
PRESS STATEMENT: IPS Fellow Karen Dolan on “Uncompromising” Republicans in Congress
“Why do these uncompromising Republicans want to impose life-threatening austerity on 98% of us?” asks Dolan
America Doesn’t Need a Tax-Dodging Industry
If the companies that offshore their profits and design tax scams paid their fair share, we might not have a budget crisis.
Massey Energy’s Man-Made Hell Hole
Republicans and a few coal-state Democrats have cynically blocked passage of tougher mine safety laws that would stop the murderous greed of coal profiteers.