Did the United States grow more unequal while Republicans were in power? It sounds crude, but Princeton political scientist Larry Bartels has gone a long way toward proving it. Bartels looked up income growth rates for families at various income percentiles for the years 1948 to 2005, then cross-checked these with whether the president was […]

During the 20th century, the United States experienced two major trends in income distribution. The first, termed the "Great Convergence" by economists Claudia Goldin of Harvard and Robert Margo of Boston University, was egalitarian. From 1940 to 1973, incomes became more equal. The share taken by the very richest Americans (i.e., the top 1 percent […]

  With 55 days until Election Day, our campaign continues to build momentum as Texans get to know Bill better. Three new polls from respected pollsters show the race has tightened. A poll from the generally Republican Hill Research Consultants has Bill 1 point back, with 14% undecided. A poll from the nonpartisan Zogby International […]

DO YOUR PART   Last week, beltway insiders were shrieking about the Gallup poll’s generic ballot being at -10 for Democrats. Now, the Gallup poll’s generic ballot is tied: Keep up the momentum: Contribute before Friday’s ad buy deadline >> Republicans and beltway pundits may want to hold off on calling the race for the […]

For those liberals with low self esteem or low enthusiasm, you better wake up. Your despondency will cost you and the country 10 years of bad policies on both the federal and state levels. Redistricting in the hands of Republicans will make the corporatists takeover complete, will make the wealth and income transfer engine return […]

How often have you been surfing the web and misspelled a word and happen to come across a gem. Well that has happened many a times.  In fact one can guarantee that it has happened to every surfer on the planet. Sometimes this is how you come across the best little and large gems irrespective […]

I got up this morning an listened to all the news networks and I was about to send off a nasty email to Peter Orszag. After all the headlines I hear was that “Orszag breaks with the President to support temporary extension of Bush’s tax cuts”. the budget busting tax cuts to mostly the wealthy. […]

I believe it is time for Democrats to use the most cynical of moves, the Bush 2004 playbook. Liberals and Democrats must sell fear. The one thing Americans fear more than a bad economy is the fear of something. While not a wholesome strategy, in a frenzy where truthful messaging is overwhelmed by an easily […]

  MILWAUKEE — A combative President Barack Obama has rolled out a long-term jobs program before a cheering Labor Day crowd and coupled it with a campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans’ hard economic times. The program will exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways. But it’s fate in Congress is in […]

The stimulus can be proven to have worked mathematically. It can be proven mathematically that it was too small. The nay sayers prognostication of the results of the stimulus were wrong. The reality is they know better. The problem is that an economic model where major corporations are not the only ones to dictate economic […]