Pardon My Politics

The fact that mil­lions of Amer­i­cans were hav­ing their homes fore­closed on by a shad­owy in­dus­try agen­cy us­ing robo sig­na­ture ma­chines with­out re­view­ing the de­tails of the al­leged de­fault has be­come the scan­dal du­ jour.

When the right’s view of the Con­sti­tu­tion was as­cen­dant 75 years ago, ba­sic pro­tec­tions such as a re­stric­tion on child la­bor were de­clared un­con­sti­tu­tion­al; laws ban­ning dis­crim­i­na­tion were un­think­able; and So­cial Se­cu­ri­ty was wide­ly viewed as next in line for the Supreme Court’s chop­ping block.

Amer­i­ca’s right now wants noth­ing more than to re­vive this dis­cred­it­ed the­o­ry of the Con­sti­tu­tion.

No eco­nom­ic is­sue to­day is more press­ing than the U.S. Trade Deficit. This predica­ment should be Amer­i­ca’s top pri­or­i­ty. It is al­so a key rea­son why we have high un­em­ploy­ment. Yet most peo­ple in Amer­i­ca do not un­der­stand this Silent Killer or what they can do about it. Here are important key facts on why the Trade Deficit threatens America’s future.

Why should Congress enact comprehensive immigration reform in the current economy? Is legalizing undocumented immigrants really the best solution? How will legalizing undocumented immigrants affect native workers in the United States? Angela Maria Kelley, The Center for American Progress’ VP for Immigration Policy and Advocacy argues that the current weak economy makes it all the more vital for the United States to enact comprehensive immigration reform that legalizes undocumented workers.

The federal government’s debt will soon surpass the entire U.S. gross domestic product—the sum of everything American companies produce—which totals $14.5 trillion. Never before has this country seen such irresponsibility.