If you want to see how convoluted Mitt Romney’s record is regarding what to do to help the American auto industry, simply compare his
Category: Economy
How poor do you have to be to qualify for the safety net in 2012?
Mitt Romney says he’s not worried about the poorest people in America, because they have a safety net. President Obama didn’t even mention poverty
99 percenters’ top 5 grievances against the 1 percent
When confronted with accusations regarding his history as a corporate raider with Bain Capital, Mitt Romney has famously responded that his accusers are “jealous”
Strong thinking from Obama on Keystone
Since Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, liberals have rarely stood firm on key issues. Part of it is their own timidity; part of it is
More items to add to your Obama-accomplishment list
One of the most-read posts here on Occasional Planet continues to be “President Obama’s 244 accomplishments.” Since it first appeared in 2010, that post
Starving the infrastructure beast: Privatization vs. the American Jobs Act
With 13.1 million Americans waking up every morning with no job to go to, how should we make sense of the three-time Senate “no”
Occupy the Moment: A Mindful Path to a New Economy
The 99%, the catch phrase of the Occupy Movement, is shorthand for confronting and condemning the behavior of the greedy 1% who destroyed the
Alan Grayson: Why we need him back in Congress
Republicans like to refer to former Florida congressman Alan Grayson as “stupid.” If you put “Alan Grayson is stupid” in Google, you will get
Obama’s Facebook-like maneuvers confound liberals
It might seem like an odd analogy, but the more that I view some of the policy changes by President Barack Obama, the more
Income inequality in Illinois
At a recent town hall meeting in Joliet, Illinois, Ed Cole, a local organizer for moveon.org examined effects of income inequality and wage theft.