by Dave Johnson | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
A recent Pew Research Center poll on political attitudes and polarization that is making the rounds, "Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology," shows something that Democratic politicians should pay attention to this election season, because conservatives...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog, Trade
There will be a number of rallies and other events over the July 4 Congressional recess, focused on members of Congress in their home districts. These events will be to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the proposed "fast track" process that essentially...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog, Trade
A fight in Congress over the Export-Import Bank has broken out between U.S. businesses that export goods and "small government" tea party Republicans who believe government shouldn't do anything to help American-based businesses export to the rest of the world,...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Trade
There is no way around it: There are three issues on people's minds as we go into the midterm elections: jobs, jobs and jobs. Since the 2008 financial crash – actually since Reagan was elected – most of the gains from our economy have gone to the 1 percent and many of...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 22, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Currency manipulation is a big deal. It is costing up to 5.8 million American jobs and costs U.S. GDP by up to $720 billion. So what is currency manipulation and how does it work? A currency is the local "medium" of exchange. Different countries use different...
