by Dave Johnson | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog
The Romney campaign has released an astonishingly deceptive new ad, containing a blatant, flat-out lie. The new ad actually edits together snippets of words and sentences to make it sound as if President Obama said something he did not say, and then attacks him for...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Scratch the surface of just about any economic debate this election year, and you'll find one issue that goes all the way to the core: the yawning gap between the 1% and the rest of us, as skyrocketing income inequality. A new report from the National Employment Law...
by Radhika Raman | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog, Economy
I have an exercise for you. Don't worry: You can do it at your computer. Think about all the reasons why a multinational corporation would choose to move jobs to another country. Lower labor costs? More efficient and better educated workers? Potential to contribute to...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog
In a previous post, I wrote that Mitt Romney was booed at the NAACP convention when he reiterated his support for repealing health care reform was because, what health care reform means for African Americans. Many people in the audience probably knew what...
by Bill Scher | Jul 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: The Conservative...
