by Bill Scher | Sep 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hillary, Bernie Pitch Iowa Progressives Hillary Clinton takes populist tack in Iowa "Harkin Steak Fry" speech. W. Post: "Hillary Clinton has been under pressure to address growing concerns in her party about income inequality, not only because of her ties to Wall...
by Bill Scher | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog
One week from Sunday, as thousands of leaders from around the world come to New York for the UN Climate Summit, tens of thousands of concerned American citizens will be marching in the streets demanding international action to end the climate crisis. The People's...
by Bill Scher | Sep 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Health Care for 1.7M Riding on Midterms MIdterms may mean more Medicaid expansion. The Hill: "Democrats running in five highly competitive governors races this year have vowed to expand Medicaid coverage through ObamaCare if they are elected, something that could...
by Bill Scher | Sep 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Syria Delays Vote To Keep Government Open House postpones vote to keep government open to weigh Syria request. The Hill: "A vote was originally slated for Thursday. But after the White House made a late request to Congress to include authorization to arm Syrian rebels...
by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Progressives Rattle NY Gov. Cuomo Progressive challenger to NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo scores more than third of the primary vote. NYT: "Though she ran her campaign on a shoestring and with scarcely any organizational support, Ms. Teachout was on pace to record the...