by Bill Scher | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
TPP Deal Struck Pacific rim nations agree to TPP trade deal. NYT: "The accord for the first time would require state-owned businesses like those in Vietnam and Malaysia to comply with commercial trade rules and labor and environmental standards ... Unions and human...
by Bill Scher | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog
With yet another mass shooting terrorizing the American public, some facts are in order. * Mass shootings in public places are on the rise in America over the past few years, but they still represent an infinitesimal amount -- less than one percent -- of the 33,000...
by Bill Scher | Oct 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
BREAKING: Job Growth Slows 142K new jobs in September. Bloomberg: "Payrolls rose less than projected in September, wages stagnated and the jobless rate was unchanged as people left the workforce, signaling the global slowdown and financial-market turmoil are rippling...
by Bill Scher | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
3 PM ET Today: Webinar on the Federal Budget Battle Click here to join Robert Borosage at 3 PM ET today for a webinar and discussion on what matters in the federal budget debate and how we as progressives need to be positioning ourselves for the political fights...
by Bill Scher | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
For years, I and other liberals urged Speaker John Boehner to stand up to the Tea Party. Before the 2013 shutdown, I suggested Boehner dare the right-wing to oust him, and then partner with Democrats to save his speakership in exchange for a budget compromise and...