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To read Norman Solomon's article on the implications of the so-called "compromise" tax-cut bill signed by President Obama, click here.

     Last week, soon after President Obama made his stunning tax deal with Republican leaders, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey told the Marin Independent Journal: “I think when you hold unemployment and the needs of the poorest and most desperate people hostage, that it is blackmail, and I don’t think we should give in to blackmail, ever.”…

To read an interview with Norman Solomon, published in December 2010, click here.   

Last Friday [Dec. 3], in a column about economic policy, Paul Krugman focused on "moral collapse" at the White House — "a complete failure of purpose and loss of direction." Meanwhile, President Obama flew to Afghanistan, where he put on a leather bomber jacket and told U.S. troops: "You're achieving your objectives. You will succeed…

November 30, 2010  Dear Member of Congress, Two months ago we wrote to you and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, noting that “in your district, and nationwide, the progressive base will be watching with intense concern and vigilance as you respond to the growing threat to bedrocks of the social compact in our…