by Bill Scher | Jul 6, 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: Challenge Congress...
by Bill Scher | Jul 6, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
The following is an excerpt of an article published by Grist. Recently The New York Times published my op-ed “How Liberals Win,” in which I argued that throughout American history, liberal advancements have been mainly achieved with corporate support, and...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 5, 2012 | Blog
What did you think the word "trade" meant? You probably thought it meant we buy from them, and they buy from us, and we both get richer. I'll bet you never thought "trade" means we buy from them, and they don't buy from us, and they get richer and we get poorer, did...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 5, 2012 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
This is understatement of the year. The top utility regulators in Maryland and the District accepted a measure of the blame Tuesday for the lingering power outages that have plagued the region for years, saying they did not move swiftly enough to hold Pepco to...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 5, 2012 | Blog
The worldwide battle to get away from the coal and oil industries has been underway for some time. Countries are fighting to gain a share of the new green manufacturing industries with millions of jobs and trillions of dollars on the line. Country after country is...