by Bill Scher | Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
House Obstacle For TPP WH push for "fast-track" trade legislation hits resistance in House. NYT: "...nearly half of the members of the House [have signed] letters or otherwise [signaled] their opposition to granting so-called fast-track authority that would make any...
by Bill Scher | Nov 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
America In 40-Year Slump The American economy is in a "40-year slump," chronicles The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson: "Since 1947, Americans at all points on the economic spectrum had become a little better off with each passing year ... [Then in] 1974, wages...
by Bill Scher | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog
Tonight at 6:30 PM in Washington, DC progressives inlcuding Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Van Jones and Rep. Donna Edwards will gather to honor grassroots champions, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Leo Gerard and Margery Tabankin at the Celebrating America's Future 2013...
by Bill Scher | Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rough Election Night For Conservatives Virginia, New Jersey gubernatorial elections spotlight GOP fractures. W. Post's Dan Balz: "[Chris] victory in a solidly blue state will be touted as a model for a party that needs to expand its coalition in national campaigns....
by Bill Scher | Nov 4, 2013 | Health
As the troubles of Obamacare persist, many liberals are panicking, while many conservatives are wishfully predicting, that a failed rollout will be a death blow for liberalism. I can't quibble with the notion that an impeccable rollout would have been good for...
