The Occupy protests that have sprouted up in over a thousand cities nationwide have had a profound effect on the political landscape. Barely four months ago, the dominant narrative was that the country is broke and we have to tighten our belts through “fiscal austerity,” with nary a mention of income inequality and who paysContinue reading “Occupy Protests Have Shifted National Dialogue, 2012 Elections Loom”
Monthly Archives: December 2011
99% Red Balloons for Economic Equity
While Fortune 500 corporations duck out of state taxes, legislators continue to put public services on the chopping block, but still the 1% isn’t being told that they need to do their part when it comes to balancing state budgets. Last week, the Washington Community Action Network fought back at a special session of theContinue reading “99% Red Balloons for Economic Equity”
Small Business Owners Aren’t Buying Anti-Regulatory Hype
Over the past two weeks, the House of Representatives has been inundated with an alphabet soup of anti-regulatory legislation. Last week, the House debated and voted on the RAA (Regulatory Accountability Act) and RFIA (Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act), and this week on the REINS Act (Regulations in Need of Scrutiny from the Executive Act).
News from DC: Super-Committee Fails, Now What?
Bill Daley is the Federal Issues Policy Director at The Alliance for a Just Society. On November 21st, the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee of Deficit Reduction, aka the “Super Committee”, issued this statement: “After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possibleContinue reading “News from DC: Super-Committee Fails, Now What?”