“A Fighting Chance” author Elizabeth Warren discusses the erosion of America’s middle class and makes the case for tougher regulation of the banking industry. Playing the Devil’s Advocate, Colbert argued on the one hand that banks turn a profit for America while the middle-class cost the country money because they don’t pay their bills (i.e. […]
When Paul Ryan released his budget plan, it was met with a negative reaction from Tea Party leaders, including Sarah Palin who posted a scathing critique on her Facebook page. On Thursday in a conversation with Sean Hannity, Ryan dismissed Sarah Palin’s criticism of his budget as a “misunderstanding” and a lack of information. Palin […]
Marketplace and Slate have partnered to create an investigative series entitled The Secret Life of a Food Stamp, Marketplace Wealth & Poverty. According to Marketplace, “Desk reporter Krissy Clark reports on how big retail chains that employ these workers also themselves take in tens of billions of dollars in food stamps” for the series. Marketplace […]
President Obama traveled to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor on Wednesday and delivered remarks explaining the critical importance of raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10. In the course of the speech, the President addressed Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare and talked about the Paul Ryan’s new budget plan, saying “it’s like that […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shamed Republicans who “stay up nights” trying to figure out how to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires while cutting services such as food stamps and social security. During an interview on MSNBC Tuesday with Al Sharpton, Sanders blamed Republicans for what he called “a very ugly moment in American […]