Analysis

The middle class and the working class

April 22, 2005

People Before Profits What is the middle class and why is it periodically given a status of high exaltation by the ruling class? To answer the second part of the question first: the ruling class seeks...

Editorials

April 15, 2005

No protection in bankruptcy bill House Republicans are pushing for quick passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (HR-685), which would make it far more difficult for working people to protect...

Hold your ground, refuse to surrender

April 15, 2005 By Mark Weisbrot And Dean Baker

Two leading Democratic strategists, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg, publicly took their party to task for its “just say no” approach to President Bush’s proposed privatization and benefit cuts. “To say there is no problem simply...

Is Buster the rabbit bad for kids?

February 11, 2005

OPINION On only her second day at work Margaret Spellings, Rod Paige’s replacement as U.S. Education Secretary, made her mark — she condemned PBS for producing a children’s television show that included two families headed by...

No mandate, no surrender

November 12, 2004

Several months ago most pollsters predicted that the margin of difference between Kerry and Bush would be razor thin. I can’t recall anyone projecting a landslide for either candidate, let alone a major political realignment nationwide....