Blogs: Isaiah J. Poole

Sen. John McCain and the Bush administration should be taken to task for failing to address one of the most critical failings of our health care system: our overstressed urban hospitals. more »

Instead of a silly argument over a "gas tax holiday," we desperately need a serious discussion about the nation's infrastructure. And there is a good legislative proposal that could be the basis for that discussion. more »

The conservative war against the war on poverty continues as Arizona Sen. John McCain goes to the Ninth Ward in New Orleans. He calls his tour of communities where the failures of conservatism have had their most graphic impact the "It's Time for Action Tour." But the only real action on this tour is on behalf of the benefactors of a failed conservative ideology.

• Rick Perlstein uncovers the video that puts McCain's New Orleans speech in context. ALSO: Read and comment on Mother Jones' breakdown of McCain's record on Katrina.

• Bill Scher adds that maybe we don't want McCain taking any action. more »

It's now more clear than ever that the so-called economic stimulus package Congress passed earlier this year is inadequate. It is now time to demand that Congress get to work on finishing the job by passing a second economic stimulus package in the coming weeks—and do it on its own merits, without falling into the trap of linking its passage to more funding for the war in Iraq. more »

Perhaps the ultimate workplace expression of conservative "you're-on-your-own" ideology is FedEx Ground, where all of the workers who deliver packages are not FedEx employees but are independent contractors. more »

Even though a fight for union representation rights has stalled in Congress, the Jobs with Justice coalition is not only being persistent but is optimistic as it prepares for its upcoming national conference in May. Its executive director, Sarita Gupta, says the organization will be tacking some big issues at the conference and in the months ahead. more »

Honest discussion about the roots of working-class angst and how to address it has gotten seriously burned in the firestorm of controversy fanned around comments by Sen. Barack Obama that working-class people are "bitter" about the economy and government. more »

Progressives need to rekindle the spirit of the New Deal to move the nation toward solutions to today's economic crises that match the size of the problems. In this podcast, participants in "The New New Deal" conference talk about the Roosevelt era and the difference his expansive vision about the role of government would make on such issues as the housing crisis. more »

“You know, Jesus reminded us in a magnificent parable one day that a man went to hell because he didn't see the poor. … And I come by here to say that America, too, is going to hell, if we don't use her wealth. more »

MSNBC has another Imus problem, and his name is Pat Buchanan. more »