Month: April 2010

A new national poll released Friday shows that Americans are feeling more optimistic about the economy than they were in January 2010.  While this is good news, there is still work to be done. Given the nearly-catastrophic...

How, many people have asked since news broke about Bernie Madoff’s $50 billion ponzi scheme, could regulators have let such a blatant criminal slip through their fingers? We know, now. The Securities and Exchange...

First, would you rather the Republicans filibuster the financial reforms bill or see them cave in? Second, is it true that when it comes to immigration reform, nobody wins?

First, the latest news from the Gaza siege: Video footage shows Israel firing on nonviolent protest in Gaza International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteer Bianca Zammit shot up by the Israeli military during a nonviolent...

As always, David Waldman has the best introduction to what’s going to happen this week in Congress. At 5pm the Senate will have a cloture vote to end debate on whether to have a debate on S.3217, the Restoring American...