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The New Choice for Young People - Live on the streets or take to the streets?

Feb. 9, 2012 7:36 am

By louisehartmann

Young people are screwed. Only 54% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 are employed – that’s the lowest number ever recorded since tracking began more than 60 years ago. There’s now a 15% gap in employment between young people and all working Americans – that’s also the largest gap ever recorded.

Rick Santorum won all three primaries last night, what does this mean for Mitt Romney and the GOP?

Feb. 8, 2012 7:45 am

By louisehartmann

There are bad nights, then there are REALLY bad nights, and then there are nights like the one Mitt Romney had last night. Three states held caucuses and primaries Tuesday night to pick a Republican nominee for President – including Colorado, Missouri, and Minnesota – and it was a clean sweep for Rick Santorum.

Rick Santorum won all three primaries last night, what does this mean for Mitt Romney and the GOP?

Feb. 8, 2012 7:19 am

By louisehartmann

There are bad nights, then there are REALLY bad nights, and then there are nights li

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Why does a routine FAA spending bill include harsh anti-union language, making it harder for transportation workers to organize?

Feb. 7, 2012 8:28 am

By louisehartmann

The Republican strategy on Capitol Hill of legislating through hostage taking worked yesterday – and now unions are screwed. House Republicans demanded that a routine FAA spending bill include harsh anti-union language that makes it harder for transportation workers to organize. The change raises the threshold for seeking a union from 35% to 50% for transportation workers – and Republican basically said if Democrats don’t agree to it

Will all 50 Attorneys General waive their right to pursue criminal investigations on Wall Street?

Feb. 6, 2012 8:03 am

By louisehartmann

All 50 Attorneys General across the nation have until today to decide if they’re going to sign on to a settlement with the nation’s biggest banks to let banksters off the criminal hook for widespread fraud committed on Wall Street during the financial crisis. The settlement – which is against the biggest of the big banks like JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo – is worth $25 billion – which is chump change compared to the rea

How ALEC is turning our Democracy into a Corporatocracy...

Feb. 3, 2012 8:17 am

By louisehartmann

Our democracy is screwed. It’s been long speculated that Republican state lawmakers are taking their orders from the shadowy right-wing think tank funded by the Koch Brothers and known as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) – and now there’s proof. It was discovered in Florida – when Republican State Representative Rachel Burgin introduced legislation in the state House back in November that - oops - still in

You now have the right-to-work-FOR-LESS in Indiana

Feb. 2, 2012 7:58 am

By louisehartmann

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels took his state backwards on Wednesday – signing legislation to make Indiana the 23^rd “right-to-work” state in the nation. It’s the first state in ten years to go right-to-work and also the first state in the nation’s manufacturing belt to adopt a right-to-work law, which starves labor unions of much-needed funding.

So what can workers in Indiana expect now? First off – lower wages.&nbsp

Mitt Romney say's he's “not concerned with the very poor?”

Feb. 1, 2012 8:13 am

By louisehartmann

No surprises - Mitt Romney won the Florida primary last night by 15 points over Newt Gingrich. The Romney campaign – with the help of SuperPACs funded by Wall Street billionaires – carpet-bombed the state with TV ads – airing 13,000 TV ads, compared to Newt Gingrich who only aired 200.

But if Romney thought the race would be over soon – he thought wrong. Last night, Gingrich gave a speech to supporters in front of a sign readin

Why is election spending by outside groups up 1,600% this year in the GOP primary?

Jan. 31, 2012 7:36 am

By louisehartmann

Today the Republican primary race for the White House hits Florida. Polls indicate that Mitt Romney is headed for a victory in the sunshine state – but are voters this year really choosing candidates – or special interest groups? Research shows that election spending by outside groups is up 1,600% this year in the Republican primary compared to 2008 – and about half of all the political ads on the air are paid for by Super PACs – thos

The oligarchs openly talking about a coup d'état in America?

Jan. 30, 2012 8:44 am

By louisehartmann

Multi-millionaire lobbyist Grover Norquist is calling for the impeachment of President Obama. In an interview with the right-wing National Journal – Norquist warned that if President Obama wins re-election and decides to let the Bush tax cuts for the top 2% expire at the end of the year – then Republicans will “have enough votes in the Senate in 2014 to impeach [him].”