Brad Plumer has a well-reported article about the domestic auto industry’s comeback, and how it derived from ending the failed business model of selling more and more gas guzzlers, and responding to consumer desires for lighter, more fuel-efficient cars. It’s a good in-depth piece, here’s an excerpt: “The economic recovery and a deep bench of [...]

Everyone was amused throughout the Internets today by Mitt Romney holding a speech for 1,200 people inside Ford Field in Detroit, leading to images of a cavernous, empty stadium. And it’s completely puzzling WHY Romney’s advance team would site a speech like this in a big, empty stadium, just waiting for the snickering comments. Heck, [...]

MoveOn.org has gone on the offensive in the fight to stop a foreclosure fraud settlement with the big banks. Like Progressives United before them, they are asking their supporters to call state Attorneys General and ask them to “refuse any settlement deal that would give big banks broad immunity from investigation and prosecution.” This builds [...]