It's Time to Seat Al Franken
Minnesota Supreme Court rules unanimously for Franken in long-running election drama
June 2009 Archives
June 30, 2009
June 25, 2009
10,000 Rally in D.C. for Health Care Reform
2009 Healthcare '09 rally wrap-up
June 24, 2009
Fired Up For Health Care? Join the Crowd Tomorrow
Thousands to rally June 25 in DC for quality, affordable health care for all
The Hidden Cost of Walmart's $4 Prescriptions
... like prescription drugs from companies with inadequate safety practices -- such as one of Walmart's key suppliers for its $4 prescription program
June 23, 2009
Measuring the Impact
How big an effect is the insurance industry having in its effort to kill the public option? Here's some data
June 22, 2009
Democracy and the Public Option
Another poll shows broad support for a public option in health reform -- even as the Senate acts as if that support did not exist
June 18, 2009
National Commission on ICE Misconduct Issues Final Report
Finds immigration enforcement agency's tactics during the Bush era a "dramatic departure from our nation's ideals, our fundamental principles, and from the rule of law"
On Health Care, Give the People What They Want
New poll shows 76% of Americans want a public health care option -- but resistance from millionaire insurance CEOs may keep them from having one
Workplace Safety: George Bush Was Doing It Wrong
Focus on voluntary compliance from corporations resulted in abuse, pressure on workers to not report injuries
June 11, 2009
CVS: Unlock the Condoms
More than 200 community groups join together in Washington to call on pharmacy mega-chain to stop putting barriers to condom access in communities of color
The Price of Not Listening
Slain Holocaust Museum guard's union pressed company for protective vests two years before shooting -- but were ignored
June 9, 2009
What Turns a Job Into a Good Job? You Do
GM falters, Walmart rises, and a story older than all of us begins again.
June 8, 2009
Pity the Poor Rich
Recession forces trust fund kids to scale down from $600,000 apartments to $500,000 apartments. Oh, the humanity!
June 5, 2009
Unemployment: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
345,000 more jobs lost in May. In other news, rich people don't see what all the fuss is about.
June 4, 2009
1,000 Business Leaders Endorse Employee Free Choice
More than a thousand business leaders have joined together today as Business Leaders for a Fair Economy to express their...
June 3, 2009
Consider the Source
Another surprise — people who break labor laws don’t like the Employee Free Choice Act: A group of 11 Arkansas...
Surprise: Joe Scarborough and Friends Have No Idea What They Are Talking About
Above: Joe Scarborough Media Matters catches MSNBC talking head and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough pulling “facts” out of...
"A Promise Indefinitely Deferred"
Great op-ed by Kate Bronfenbrenner (who wrote that report I told you about recently, “No Holds Barred”, that showed just...
June 1, 2009
The American Dream and the Progressive Majority
We’ve just released the results of our most recent American Dream Survey — this one focusing on the action agenda...
June 12, 2009
Luntz's Lemmings: Sen. Tom Coburn Edition
Republican Senator uses anti-health-reform pollster's words verbatim in remarks on the Senate floor