Think Progress

June 2008 Progress Reports

• Economy -- McCain Tax Cuts = Bush On Steroids, June 30, 2008
  Sen. McCain proposes an economic plan that expands the Bush tax cuts but provides no way to fully pay for them.
• Afghanistan -- Losing On The Forgotten Front, June 27, 2008
  Violence is on the rise in Afghanistan, as the U.S. is mired in Iraq.
• Administration -- The Loyal Bushies Hiring Guide, June 26, 2008
  A new Inspector General report from the Justice Department shows the Bush administration rejected applicants to DoJ internships and jobs based on political ideology and affiliations.
• Iran -- Talk, Talk, Talk, Talk To Iran, June 25, 2008
  Recent developments underscore how diplomacy -- not military action -- is needed to deal with Iran's nuclear program.
• Administration -- Bush's Executive Privilege, June 24, 2008
  President Bush once again irresponsibly invokes executive privilege to block Congress from performing its oversight role.
• Civil Liberties -- Falling Short In Spying Safeguards, June 23, 2008
  

  Congress grants retroactive immunity in a new wiretapping compromise.

• Media -- The Media's Pro-Business Bias, June 20, 2008
  

  Traditional media tend to report the views of corporations when discussing economics -- and ignore labor.

• Energy -- Pandering To Big Oil, June 19, 2008
  

  By flip-flopping on offshore oil drilling, President Bush and Sen. John McCain are opening up to ineffective solutions.

• Human Rights -- Restoring The Constitution, June 18, 2008
  

  The Supreme Court grants habeas corpus rights to detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

• International Relations -- 'Yesterday's Man' Leaves Europe, June 17, 2008
  Bush returns from his Europe trip as anti-American sentiment runs high in the region as a result of his leadership.
• Iraq -- Negotiating A Neverending War, June 16, 2008
  
• Environment -- Global Boiling, June 12, 2008
  Recent series of tragic, deadly, and destructive weather is consistent with the changes scientists predicted would come with global warming.
• Congress -- Conservatives Master Obstruction, June 11, 2008
  In recent days, conservatives have blocked key energy and environmental legislation: the Consumer-First Energy Act, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, and the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act.
• Economy -- American Dream Unraveling, June 10, 2008
  New polling shows that Americans feel that the American Dream has unraveled, and their once steady march toward affluence has derailed.
• Election -- Cracking The Ceiling, June 9, 2008
  

  Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign was a victory for several progressive causes.

• Health Care -- McCain's Radical Prescription, June 6, 2008
  Under McCain's health care plan, the entire employer health insurance system could unravel, ending this as an option for Americans who prefer it.
• Ethics -- McClellan's Plame Disillusionment, June 5, 2008
  Revelations from Scott McClellan bring new details on President Bush's and Karl Rove's involvement in the Valerie Plame leak scandal.
• International Relations -- The War Within Islam, June 4, 2008
  Victory against al Qaeda's ideology will not come from the barrel of an American gun but from the condemnation of fellow Muslims.
• Immigration -- The Consequences Of Enforcement Without Reform, June 3, 2008
  Hidden beneath the surface of the immigration debate is a shadowy world of law enforcement that not only exacerbate the immigration problem in the country, but also violate the due process and basic human rights of immigrants.
• Environment -- Senate Takes On Cap-And-Trade, June 2, 2008
  Today, the Senate begins an historic floor debate on legislation that calls for mandatory reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.