The Progressive - Ruth Conniff

Jobs Report Sign of Deeper Economic Trouble

Ruth Conniff — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:47:26 +0000

Ruth Conniff, July 4, 2009

If there is one thing that will start turning things around, it's pressure from Americans who are seeing their jobs dry up.read more

Radical Feminists on the Court

Ruth Conniff — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:39:50 +0000

Ruth Conniff, June 16, 2009

May the Right be right that, in Sotomayor, another secret radical is inching her way onto the Court.read more

Getting the GM Bankruptcy All Wrong

Ruth Conniff — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:20:54 +0000

Ruth Conniff, June 3, 2009

America needs a strong manufacturing sector. We need an economy that makes things. Printing more money and moving around derivative investments won't do it.read more

The Abortion Terms Have Changed

Ruth Conniff — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:52:33 +0000

Ruth Conniff, May 20, 2009

Young people are not suddenly turning prolife. They just view the abortion issue differently.read more

Swine Flu Hits Close to Home

Scot Vee — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:38:47 +0000

Ruth Conniff, May 13, 2009

What to do when a kid at my daughter’s child care center comes down with H1N1.read more

The Edwards Affair

Ruth Conniff — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:29:37 +0000

Ruth Conniff, May 7, 2009

The worst thing about Edwards is not that he slept with Rielle Hunter, or that he lied about it, or that he cheated on a great woman who has cancer. No, the worst thing about him is that he pulled the plug on College For Everyone.read more

The Meaning of Arlen Specter's Party Switch

Ruth Conniff — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:28:55 +0000

Ruth Conniff, April 28, 2009

Specter himself also shows a willingness to listen to progressive arguments. Reliably liberal on social issues, on both civil liberties and economic justice, he, like Obama, is a mixed blessing.read more

The Crisis That Could Bring Down Obama

Ruth Conniff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:18:20 +0000

Ruth Conniff, April 15, 2009

Geithner must go. And with him, the rotten culture of deregulation. Otherwise, Obama may be doomed.read more

Ruth Conniff on C-Span

Ruth Conniff — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:03:23 +0000

Ruth Conniff, April 14, 2009

Ruth Conniff talked about economic issues in the news, and she responded to telephone calls, electronic mail, and tweets. She has been writing about the "breaking of the social contract" by both the financial institutions and the government.read more

Existential Crisis at the G20 Summit

Ruth Conniff — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:22:50 +0000

By Ruth Conniff, April 2, 2009

The theory that deregulation, free markets, and policies that serve the interests of big banks and multinational corporations are best for all of us has never looked so weak.read more