Little Rock Watching from a distance the back and forth of internal push and shove within the Democratic caucus in Congress in both the House and Senate is a negotiations case study, no matter how painful the process. In labor negotiations this is pejoratively called, “bargaining with yourself,” meaning that you are having to …
Category: DC Politics
Not Leaning In, but Rising Up
Pearl River Credit to where credit is due, Sheryl Steinberg controversial and increasingly maligned Facebook executive and billionaire enabler of Mark Zuckerberg, enfant terrible, definitely gets credit for coining the phrase “lean in.” In her conception, a significant problem with the underpayment of women in the workplace was that they were not leaning in, which …
Mean-tested versus Entitlements
Pearl River I hate being one of those “I told you so” people, but anyone listening knows we predicted the “deal” on the social services infrastructure package would come in around $2 trillion, if there’ a deal at all. I hate these arguments about whether programs should be “entitlements,” meaning everyone benefits, or targeted and means-tested to …