Author: Bill Scher

At the \”New Green Deal\” luncheon, Majora Carter of Sustainable South Bronx just delivered one of the most powerful presentations heard at Take Back America 2008, detailing her efforts to bring green-collar jobs and open spaces, sparking a transformation of the poorest area of New York City. Along with Van Jones, Carter will receive the…

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We\’ll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. And on Sunday at 4 PM ET, tune in to Air…

Disturbing job losses. Contentious fight over whether telecom companies can break the law and violate consumer privacy without accountability. Critical legislation that could put us on the path to a clean energy future. None of these issues raised by the Watchdog caught the attention of the Sunday shows yesterday. Nothing of import that would be…

Another weak performance for the Sunday shows, failing to ask the key Watchdog queries. Neither CBS\’ Face The Nation or Fox News Sunday pressed McCain\’s top campaign aides about their vocation as corporate lobbyists and the inherent conflict of interest that presents the campaign. In particular, Fox pampered McCain aide Rick Davis by featuring him…

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We\’ll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. And on Sunday at 4 PM ET, tune in to Air…

The failure that is the Bush Administration is so stark that even Fox News Sunday can\’t look away, scoring one for the Watchdog. Host Chris Wallace asked President Bush that since the \”Republican nominee\” will likely \”have to carry along and deal with a faltering economy,\” \”unpopular war\” and an \”unpopular president,\” \”how does he…

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We\’ll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. And on Sunday at 4 PM ET, tune in to Air…

The Sunday shows score one for the Watchdog, actually asking a relevant question for Sen. John McCain. When on Face The Nation, Sen. McCain proposed we \”eliminate the AMT [Alternative Minimum Tax], make the tax cuts permanent and give corporate America a tax reduction,\”.Bob Schieffer properly asked. \”But do you think that rich people need…

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We\’ll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. There will no be Watchdog segment on Air America\’s Seder on…