Goldwater Institute to hire investigative reporter

by David SafierWow. That will be some gig for a lucky conservative reporter: an investigative reporter for G.I. No firm deadlines, no regular column inches to fill. Just go out there and dig up whatever kind of dirt you can, especially when it comes to government spending, and write articles to be posted on the … Read more

Slam! Poetry at the White House (or is that Poetry Slam . . .)

by David SafierPoets usually get invited to the White House to show off the current occupant's class and cul-cha. But a poetry slam? That's a whole 'nother matter. And our own Assistant House Democratic Leader Kyrsten Sinema is one of the 100 people nationwide invited — to watch, not to slam. Do you think the … Read more

The Recession Generation

by David SafierBob Herbert's column in today's NY Times puts an unhappy face on our current economic woes. Poverty and homelessness are increasing and, as Lawrence Mishel, the president of the Economic Policy Institute, said during an interview this week, “There are a whole lot of people who are going to be economically desperate for … Read more