More than 300 people (some say as many as 500) turned out to ‘Occupy North County’ at an event in Encinitas Saturday, October 15. EDC members participating included Joanna Welch and Chris Nava. Read coverage in North County Times. Read coverage in the Los Angeles Times. See videos on YouTube.  See photos by John Bryant [...]

President Obama weighed into the deficit discussion with his own plan, announced mid-day April 13. His plan would cut $4 trillion in 12 years. He drew a stark contrast between his approach and that proposed for the Republicans by Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Greg Sergent (Plum Line blog in The Washington Post) called it [...]

Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, has been sounding a lot like Cairo lately, as state workers have demonstrated in unprecedented numbers to preserve their rights. A Republican governor has proposed changing state law to reduce state worker pensions and benefits, and increase their required contributions. He says he’s trying to fix a budget deficit. But [...]

by Francine Busby For so many of us who worked to get Obama elected, it is difficult to watch his enemies tearing at all his programs and initiatives and creating divsiveness and hatred at every turn. This article from the New Yorker is a must read because it explains the billions of dollars that have [...]