Posts Tagged ‘Doug Henwood’

#OccupyWallStreet; ”Stop Resisting! Stop Fighting!”

(Sorry–no picture today–the post is already too long, and there are two embedded videos. Even if you skim, though, please read through to the end. There’s a bit of a punchline in item #5. –CS) 1.)  #OccupyWallStreet: This weekend, I’ll be going to a conference at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, sponsored by the Union ...Read more.

New Issue! Plus, various items

(1) Our July/August issue is out! E-subscribers got their copies yesterday, and print copies have been shipped to subscribers and newsstands.  Check out Jerry Friedman’s cover story on single-payer–it is a new analysis according to which only a single-payer system can address the cost problem in the U.S. health-care system. (2) Dry Season Fundraiser: This ...Read more.

Obama’s Budget; Wisconsin

(1) Obama’s Budget: Our trustworthy source for analysis of Obama’s 2012 budget proposal:  The National Priorities Project: Presidents Budget 2012: Values By The Numbers Feb. 18, 2011 National Priorities Project offers four detailed analyses of President Obama’s $3.7 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2012 focused on: expenditures, revenue and deficits, the impact of federal spending ...Read more.