by Dave Johnson | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Retirement Security
During Thursday's Republican presidential debate, here's how CNN's Dana Bash falsely framed a question about Social Security: Mr. Trump, you don't want to raise the retirement age, and you also don't want to cut benefits even for wealthier Americans. But according to...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Trade
"Free trade": The elites are selling it but the public is longer buying it. Look at the support for Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump, especially in light of Sanders' surprise 20-point comeback in this week's Michigan primary. With primaries coming...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016
Politicians and campaign consultants, listen up. There is a lesson to learn from Michigan's Democratic primary upset: Voters are tired of having their intelligence insulted by cynical politicians using 90's-style "gotcha' politics." "Gotcha politics" is a tactic where...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
In Sunday's Democratic presidential debate, just two days before Michigan's primary takes place, Hillary Clinton dropped a 'gotcha' bomb on Bernie Sanders, saying Sanders "was against the auto bailout." (Clinton is also running ads on Michigan radio making the same...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 4, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the January goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $45.68 billion. The January goods deficit was $63.7 billion, offset by an $18 billion services surplus. Both imports and exports were down, but exports...