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Articles Written by: MICHAEL WHITNEY
The Caucus of Corruption – Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, and Joe Lieberman – have made it abundantly clear that they will filibuster the public option, despite the fact clear majorities of Americans and Congress support it.
So what’s a ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
23 Nov 2009
This is what I call “solidarity.” Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Leo Gerard, President of the Steelworkers Union, all signed a letter with economists, labor ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
19 Nov 2009
Welcome, Michael. It will be great to see more of you at the Lake.
Welcome – glad to have you here!
Hi Michael, Looking forward to your posts. I will plan to visit regularly
was horrified to read 16 americans die on the job everyday which officially ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
18 Nov 2009
Step two, according to the e-mail, appears to assume the outcome of the economic review: "The economist will then circulate a sign-on letter to hundreds of other economists saying that the bill will kill jobs and hurt the economy. We will then be able ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
16 Nov 2009
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) will oppose a final health care bill that has triggers or that allows states to opt out of the public option – with an asterisk. She would allow states to opt-out only if they did provided “a more progressive option” ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
16 Nov 2009
I spoke with someone, or I should say he spoke to me, for half an hour, explaining that so many calls are wasted saying the same things to the congresswoman over and over, when the calls should be going to the blue dogs and particularly to Senator Joe ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
12 Nov 2009
Hey folks! I’m filling in for Tula’s weekly labor column this week. Today, I wanted to talk about a new report out this week on the demographics of the labor movement.
As you might suspect, with an increase in corporate power came a decrease in the ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
12 Nov 2009
With the Senate still to consider its bill, it’ll be a matter of weeks and months before the House votes on the final health care bill. This final bill – commonly called the “conference” bill – will be a merged version of the bill passed on Saturday ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
12 Nov 2009
After Saturday’s bittersweet victory in the House, we need to refocus our efforts to secure a public option in the final bill that’s signed by President Obama. That means nailing down enough Members of Congress to stop triggers or state-opt outs from ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
9 Nov 2009
A bit groggy this morning, I scrolled through my email and reader for a good analysis of what happened in yesterday’s election. If I drank coffee, I would’ve spit it all over my screen when I came across some hilarious spin about the Virginia ...
From MICHAEL WHITNEY,
Firedoglake,
4 Nov 2009