

Saturday, 6 August 2011 Say It Ain’t So, O! Stanley Kutler: Our problems with governance lie far beyond the character of Obama, or with the Lilliputians who run Congress. Our “leaders” will not lead; worse yet, they refuse to honestly confront the nation’s interest or needs. READ MORE

Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend The Children Who Feed Us Dick Price: To those of us who have caught a glimpse recently of migrant workers toiling in a distant field and comfort ourselves that any injustice regarding their lives was handled long ago, it might come as some surprise that 400,000 children currently toil in America’s fields. READ MORE Democracy Up For Grabs Carl Bloice: If the people who set the Tea Party in motion and sustain it want a mandatory “balanced budget” there is a democratic way of going about getting one; introduce specific legislation. They wouldn’t take that route. READ MORE If the people who set the Tea Party in motion and sustain it want a mandatory “balanced budget” there is a democratic way of going about getting one; introduce specific legislation. They wouldn’t take that route.

Debt Deal a Real Downer Joseph Palermo: Lobbying by titans of industry shows that Obama had more leverage over the Republicans in the debt ceiling “negotiations” than he chose to exercise. We now breathlessly await the arrival of the “Super Committee,” the tragedy that follows the farce. READ MORE Lobbying by titans of industry shows that Obama had more leverage over the Republicans in the debt ceiling “negotiations” than he chose to exercise. We now breathlessly await the arrival of the “Super Committee,” the tragedy that follows the farce. Republican Double Dip: What To Do? Robert Reich: Now that we’re slouching toward a double-dip recession, the only hope is voters will tell their members of Congress to stop obsessing about future budget deficits and get to work on the real crisis of unemployment, falling wages, and no growth. Now that we’re slouching toward a double-dip recession, the only hope is voters will tell their members of Congress to stop obsessing about future budget deficits and get to work on the real crisis of unemployment, falling wages, and no growth. READ MORE



