by Bill Scher | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hillary Competes With Sanders, O'Malley For The Left Hillary aims to win over progressives. AP: "Clinton's supporters say her recent comments, particularly on inequality, do not reflect a shift in position [But] Clinton is not in the clear with liberals yet ... Her...
by Bill Scher | Apr 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fast-Track Battle Begins Bipartisan deal reached on Senate fast-track bill. NYT: "Trade unions, environmentalists and Latino organizations — potent Democratic constituencies — quickly lined up in opposition, arguing that past trade pacts failed to deliver on their...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2015 | Blog
Over at Politico Magazine, I argued that the real Democratic race is "not about whether Hillary will win. Rather, it’s who will win Hillary." In other words, who will exert the most influence over her platform: Establishment wonks like Larry Summers, who led the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Clinton Doesn't Rattle Wall Street Wall Streeters shrug off Clinton's populist rhetoric. Politico: "It’s 'just politics,' said one major Democratic donor on Wall Street, explaining that some of her Wall Street supporters doubt she would push hard for closing the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog, Climate
[fve]https://youtu.be/Bgj7KexIPnw?t=41m[/fve] At Monday's Good Jobs Green Jobs conference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren deftly melded her case for building a stronger middle class with her call to avert a climate crisis, saying "both problems grow from the same roots and...
