The Fix: Beyond the State of the Union
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 27th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
The Fix: Beyond the State of the Union
President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night laid out a broad blueprint for his legislative agenda for the rest of the year.
Ezra Klein: Can we win the future if we lose the present?
Mike Konczal says that “in a non-crisis time, [Obama’s State of the Union] would have been a great vision of the role of government in the economy.” But this isn’t a non-crisis time. Unemployment is stuck above 9 percent, we’ve not yet hit our peak rate of foreclosures, recent job growth hasn’t e…
As Arabs protest, Obama administration offers assertive support
The Obama administration is openly supporting the anti-government demonstrations shaking the Arab Middle East, a stance that is far less tempered than the one the president has taken during past unrest in the region.