'Socialism of the 21st Century' Collapses in Brazil. Here's Why It Failed.

- September 08, 2016


Sept. 8, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where term limits for Congress could become all the buzz again. Fred Lucas looks into it. Conservatives steam as the top IRS taxman, fending off impeachment, appeals to House Republicans. Philip Wegmann has the story. Journalists assume risks while Russia and Ukraine clash, Nolan Peterson reports from Kyiv. Plus: James Roberts on the crumbling of socialism in Brazil, and Jim DeMint on unaccountable zombies walking the halls of Congress.
News Anti-Establishment Mood Could Spur Revival of Term Limits "We have seen the disastrous effects of what happens when politicians stay in Washington for too long," says Sen. David Vitter, who is pushing for a constitutional amendment on term limits. Read More
Commentary Lame Ducks and Zombies: How Congress Avoids Accountability Legislators who lose their seats in November, but vote on major bills in a lame duck, have little incentive to please their constituents, and a bit more incentive to please Wall Street and K Street. Read More
News 'Just a Charade': House Conservatives Decry IRS Chief's Capitol Hill Visit "You're going to give the most hated official in the Obama administration a free platform, without testifying under oath, to defend himself and his targeting of conservative groups?" says Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. Read More
News Journalists Caught in the Crossfire of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict Ukraine has spent much of the past quarter century under oligarchic thug rule, in which free and objective journalism was often seen as a nuisance to be controlled and manipulated—and sometimes a threat worth eliminating—by those in power. Read More
News This Union Employee Has Never Voted for His Union. Here's What He Says About That. "Everything that I have and do is based on that collective bargaining agreement that I have basically been forced to accept if I want to work at Ford Motor Co.," says Terry Bowman, an autoworker in Michigan. Read More
Commentary 'Socialism of the 21st Century' Collapses in Brazil. Here's Why It Failed. Government spending programs only managed to pull Brazilians out of poverty temporarily, through cash transfers and welfare benefits that ended up nearly bankrupting the country and plunging it into its deepest recession since the 1930s. Read More
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Sept. 8, 2016

Good morning from Washington, where term limits for Congress could become all the buzz again. Fred Lucas looks into it. Conservatives steam as the top IRS taxman, fending off impeachment, appeals to House Republicans. Philip Wegmann has the story. Journalists assume risks while Russia and Ukraine clash, Nolan Peterson reports from Kyiv. Plus: James Roberts on the crumbling of socialism in Brazil, and Jim DeMint on unaccountable zombies walking the halls of Congress.

News

Anti-Establishment Mood Could Spur Revival of Term Limits

"We have seen the disastrous effects of what happens when politicians stay in Washington for too long," says Sen. David Vitter, who is pushing for a constitutional amendment on term limits.

Lame Ducks and Zombies: How Congress Avoids Accountability

Legislators who lose their seats in November, but vote on major bills in a lame duck, have little incentive to please their constituents, and a bit more incentive to please Wall Street and K Street.

'Just a Charade': House Conservatives Decry IRS Chief's Capitol Hill Visit

"You're going to give the most hated official in the Obama administration a free platform, without testifying under oath, to defend himself and his targeting of conservative groups?" says Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan.

Journalists Caught in the Crossfire of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Ukraine has spent much of the past quarter century under oligarchic thug rule, in which free and objective journalism was often seen as a nuisance to be controlled and manipulated—and sometimes a threat worth eliminating—by those in power.

This Union Employee Has Never Voted for His Union. Here's What He Says About That.

"Everything that I have and do is based on that collective bargaining agreement that I have basically been forced to accept if I want to work at Ford Motor Co.," says Terry Bowman, an autoworker in Michigan.