by Dave Johnson | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman went to California's Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and aquarium to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Froman claimed that TPP would be good for the environment, and Monterey's local economy. A trade...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death Saturday, the court's ideologically conservative 5-4 majority is no more. One big case this affects is Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which the conservative ideological majority on the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 12, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Corporate conservatives have taken notice of the Bernie Sanders campaign, and has started accusing him of "buying votes" by "promising" "free stuff." Is it true? Here are some examples of what the corporate/billionaire-funded right is saying: ● American Thinker,...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
Many say we should "run government like a business" and "save money" by "cutting spending" and "making government smaller." Does this work? Do We the People really save money by doing these things? Have you heard the phrase “penny-wise and pound-foolish”? How about "a...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
Secretary Hillary Clinton has accepted millions in "speaking fees" and campaign contributions from interest groups – most notably Wall Street firms – that she will be in a position to help or hurt as president. She promises that the money will not influence her if she...
